Dhaka, বৃহস্পতিবার, ডিসেম্বর ১৯, ২০২৪

Indian High Commissioner's meeting with the Prime Minister

Siam Islam

Siam Islam

প্রকাশিত: ২১ মার্চ, ২০২৪, ১২:২৪ পিএম
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Maitri Super Thermal Power Plant-II, 65 km Khulna-Mongla Port Railway Link, Akhaura (Bangladesh) and Agartala (India) railway links are expected to be inaugurated during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India to attend the 17th G20 summit in September. being


Indian High Commissioner Prannoy Verma announced this during a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at Ganabhaban on Tuesday.
Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told reporters in a briefing after the meeting.
Maitri Super Thermal Power Plant-II, and the 65 km Khulna-Mongla Port railway link have been implemented under the Indian LoC (Line of Credit). On the other hand, the Akhaura (Bangladesh) and Agartala (India) railway link has been built with Indian grants.
The Prime Minister thanked the Government of India for allowing Bangladesh to import 40 MW of electricity from Nepal through the Indian grid and hoped that India would also allow them to import power from Bhutan through its grid.
In the meeting, both expressed satisfaction with the state of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India.
The Indian High Commissioner praised Prime Minister's initiative to transform Bangladesh into a smart country through Vision-2021 and Vision-2041 initiatives, saying it has received a very positive response.
The High Commissioner expressed hope that Sheikh Hasina will raise her voice for the whole world as well as India especially for the Global South at the G-20 summit in Delhi.
Prime Minister's Ambassador at Large Mohammad Ziauddin, Prime Minister's Office Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin and India's Deputy High Commissioner Dr. Vinay George was present at the time.

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