India Bangladesh new projects

November 3, 2023

Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated three Indian assisted development projects
The three projects are –
- The Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border 12.24 km Rail Link project connects Bangladesh and Tripura.
  - It connects India’s northeast to Bangladesh by rail for the first time.
  - It will also facilitate better connectivity between Bangladesh’s Chattogram port and the northeast and boost trade and tourism.
- The 7-km Khulna-Mongla port railway line connects Bangladesh’s second-largest port to the country’s rail network for the first time.
  - With this, Mongla, the second largest port of Bangladesh, gets connected with the broad-gauge railway network.
- The Maitree super thermal power project, built under an Indian concessional financing scheme loan of $1.6 billion, is a 1,320 MW plant located in the Khulna division of Its Unit II was inaugurated recently.
  - It has been implemented by the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Private) Limited (BIFPCL), which is a 50:50 Joint Venture company between India’s NTPC Ltd and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).