Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is in Bangladesh from November 30 to December 1 for a state visit, the first by an Indian defence minister. While in Dhaka, he will call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (who also holds the Defence portfolio), President Abdul Hamid and the security adviser to the Prime Minister.
The aim of the visit will be to step up defence cooperation between the two countries, including finalising the framework of a defence agreement which will include technology transfer, increased military supplies, training and joint exercises, and cooperation on counter-terrorism.
The deal will likely be signed when PM Sheikh Hasina visits India around mid-December.