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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina Wednesday jointly inaugurated three Indian-assisted development projects — Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link, Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line, and Unit 2 of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant in Bangladesh’s Rampal — via video conferencing on Wednesday.
In an interaction with his Bangladeshi counterpart, PM Modi said, “It is a matter of joy that once again we have connected to celebrate the success of India-Bangladesh cooperation. Our relations are reaching new heights continuously. The work we have done together in the last nine years was not done even in the decades before this.”
Our partnership with Bangladesh is a key aspect of our Neighbourhood First policy and we are dedicated to further strengthen it. https://t.co/hijUSCT0ld
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2023
The PM added, “In last nine years, our internal trade has tripled… Today, the inauguration of the Akhaura-Agartala rail link is a historic moment… This is the first rail link between Bangladesh and the North Eastern states of India… Tripura has had a strong bond with Bangladesh since the days of its Liberation struggle.”
The international immigration centre of the Agartala-Akhaura railway link would be set up at Nischintapur, which is India’s last railway station along the Indo-Bangla border. Tripura shares an 856-km-long international border with Bangladesh, parts of which are still unfenced due to local disputes.
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