Foreign affairs and Economic Affairs advisors to the Bangladesh PM visit India; Bangladesh Army Chief visits India; German President Christian Wulff visits Bangladesh; Myanmar shows interest to import potato from Bangladesh
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    • According to reports, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's foreign affairs adviser Gowher Rizvi and economic affairs adviser Mashiur Rahman came to New Delhi on November 30, 2011 to discuss a range of issues including the Tipaimukh dam, which has drawn a lot of public attention in Bangladesh. During a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the two advisers of Bangladesh PM India suggested Bangladesh to acquire a stake in it by making an investment and getting electricity in exchange. India also agreed to carry out a study on the project before starting the work.1

    Meanwhile, aiming to strengthen defence ties with India, visiting Bangladesh Army Chief Gen Md Abdul Mubeen met India's top military hierarchy including Defence Minister AK Antony and the services chiefs on December 1, 2011. On a five-day visit to India since November 28, Gen Mubeen started his tour by reviewing the Passing out Parade (PoP) at National Defence Academy (NDA) in Khadakvasla, 40km from western Indian city of Pune.2 During his interaction with media during the visit, General Mubeen said that China is helping Bangladesh in infrastructure development and China-Bangladesh relations are not strategic and do not affect India-Bangladesh ties.3
    According to reports, the German president Christian Wulff came to Bangladesh on November 28, 2011 on a three-day state visit. During a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, visiting president said that his country would explore new areas of cooperation with Bangladesh in trade, investment and power. President Wulff also met President Zillur Rahman, Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia and representatives of civil society besides delivering a lecture at Dhaka University.4

    In other developments, according to the Commerce Ministry of Bangladesh Government, Myanmar has shown interest to import potato from Bangladesh because of the low price of the item.5

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