Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has arrived Dhaka on Sunday.
Gokhale, who was appointed in January, was received at the airport by his Bangladeshi counterpart M Shahidqul Haque.
The foreign ministry has said that the two are scheduled for a bilateral meeting on Monday.
Describing it as a ‘familiarisation visit’, officials said there will be stocktaking of bilateral relationship during the talks between Haque and Gokhale.
Gokhale is also scheduled for meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali. He is also expected to take part in a seminar on Bangladesh-India relations
The state-broadcasters of the countries, Bangladesh Betar and All India Radio are expected to sign an MoU during the visit.