Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that connectivity is not only strengthening friendship between India and Bangladesh but also proving to be a strong link for business.
The Prime Minister, who inaugurated ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh Tuesday through a video conference and also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura, said efforts are underway to connect the Chittagong port of Bangladesh with the northeast through an alternative route via the river.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also virtually addressed the function organised to inaugurate the double lane Feni bridge named “Maitre Setu” (friendship bridge).
Key takeaways-
1. PM Modi said rail and water connectivity projects that have been realized in recent years have been strengthened with the inauguration of the bridge.
He said the entire region is being developed as a trade corridor between northeast India and Bangladesh.
2. The…