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PM Sheikh Hasina discusses 2-year road map with Shringla

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TBS Report
19 August, 2020, 02:55 pm
Last modified: 19 August, 2020, 04:03 pm

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PM Sheikh Hasina discusses 2-year road map with Shringla

Hasina was conveyed that her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi wanted to ensure “even in Covid-19 situation” India and Bangladesh should remain in “direct communication”

TBS Report
19 August, 2020, 02:55 pm
Last modified: 19 August, 2020, 04:03 pm
PM Sheikh Hasina discusses 2-year road map with Shringla

Bangladesh and India had a discussion on two-year road map for bilateral ties on Tuesday.

The discussion was held in a meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Foreign Secretery Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is on two-day visit to Dhaka, reports The Hindu.

The discussion noted that in the recent past, both sides have updated their inland water protocol which also included Tripura, started a cargo ferry service and India has presented Bangladesh with locomotives. In addition, the two sides hope to finalise the Akhaura-Agartala rail link, the 1320 MW Khulna thermal plant as well as other projects which would be inaugurated next year in time for the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, and the continuation of the centenary celebration for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Hasina was conveyed that her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi wanted to ensure "even in Covid-19 situation" India and Bangladesh should remain in "direct communication", a highly placed source said. It is learnt that the discussion also focused on possible cooperation in tackling Covid-19, including therapeutics and vaccines.

Indian FS hands over Modi's message to Hasina

Shringla also discussed the proposal for travel bubble regarding business, official and medical personnel. During the discussion, Hasina spoke about the Rohingya refugees and reiterated her desire to "see early and safe repatriation" of the Rohingya to Myanmar. The source said that the Indian Foreign Secretary and the leader of Bangladesh also discussed "security issues of mutual interest."

According to the sources, the visit was a special gesture from Hasina who has not met any other foreign dignitary over the last four months because of the pandemic. Shringla who has been a High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh earlier was accompanied by the outgoing High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das during the meeting.

Shringla is expected to meet his Bangladesh counterpart Masud Bin Momen over lunch on Wednesday. Reports suggest that both the officials will discuss more Covid-19 related initiatives during the meeting. Bangladesh is likely to raise state-level trade barriers on its exports to India.

When asked, the sources privy to the meeting said that more difficult issues such as the protests in Bangladesh over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or China's recent inroads were not discussed during the meeting with Hasina, adding that the "bilateral plate" between New Delhi and Dhaka was "so full" that other players did not merit any discussion at present.

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