Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Ms. Hasina. She was then accorded a guard of honour.
In a special gesture on Friday, Mr. Modi personally received his Bangladeshi couterpart at the airport. Ms. Hasina is on a four-day official visit to India.
This is her first bilateral visit to India in seven years. She last visited the country in January 2010.
Mr. Modi and Ms. Hasina will hold a summit on Saturday, following which over 20 agreements, including a civil nuclear and two memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on defence cooperation, are expected to be signed.
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