POBNEWS24, Dhaka, July 18, 2023 : Maitri Super Thermal Power Plant-II, 65-km Khulna-Mongla Bandar 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 G-20 summit in September. being done
Indian High Commissioner Prannoy Verma made the announcement during a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at Ganabhaban on Tuesday (July 18).
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), while the Akhaura (Bangladesh) and Agartala (India) railway links have 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 electricity from Bhutan through its grid.
