After the meeting on Sunday, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali in his statement said India agreed to “positively consider” these proposals. Those include: Dhaka-Chennai-Colombo air connectivity, Chittagong-Kolkata-Colombo shipping connectivity, Panchgarh-Shiliguri rail link, internet connectivity with Bhutan through Indian territory, trade route connecting Nakugaon Land Port [Bangladesh] to Gayleyphung [Bhutan] via Dalu [India]. Ali said they agreed that MoU for trilateral hydropower cooperation among Bangladesh, India and Bhutan would be signed soon. “India also agreed to facilitate import of electricity to Bangladesh from hydro projects in Nepal,” he said. In additional to the current import of 660 MW, India agreed to supply 340 MW more electricity from Tripura through Comilla grid, he said.

Source: bd News24 October 22, 2017 13:29 UTC