Dhaka, June 12 -- New Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has arrived in Bangladesh with a call for deeper cooperation between the two neighbours, urging joint efforts to address visa restrictions and other longstanding bilateral challenges.

The veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician crossed the Benapole Land Port immigration checkpoint in Jashore at 12pm on Friday alongside his wife, Mrinal Trivedi.

He was received at the frontier by India's Acting High Commissioner Pawan Kumar Tulsidas Badhe.

Bangladesh Foreign Ministry Deputy Chief of Protocol Arif Mahmood was also present at the border terminal to welcome the delegation.

After completing immigration and protocol formalities, the former Indian federal minister left for...