New Delhi has asked Dhaka to obtain the concurrence of relevant authorities on the road connectivity for a proposed bridge over the Thega river, linking Bangladesh and Mizoram.
The bridge will connect Chittagong seaport with Lunglei city in the Indian state of Mizoram.
To this end, the Indian Embassy in Dhaka has sent a note verbale to the foreign affairs ministry, requesting guidance on the next steps.
The foreign ministry has forwarded the note to the relevant ministries.
For the project, the note referred to previous joint statements and meetings, including the Joint Statement signed by Tipu Munshi, former commerce minister of Bangladesh, and Dr R Lalthangliana, commerce & industries minister, Government of Mizoram, and to the agreed minutes of the 15th JWG meeting held in Dhaka on 26-27 September 2023 and the sub-group and agreed minutes of the 5th Meeting of the Bangladesh-India Sub-group on Infrastructure of ICPS/LCSs held on 4-5 November 2023 in Dhaka.
In 2021, Bangladesh and India planned to build a bridge over the Thega River to facilitate the smooth movement of goods and services between Mizoram and other Indian states.
Earlier, Bangladesh planned a 660-metre-long bridge to India through the Rangamati border area, which would bring significant benefits to the country by boosting regional trade.
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