India-Bangladesh holds discussion over power sector cooperation; India Bangladesh set to construct 10-kilometre railway track linking Akhaura with Agartala; Exports grew by 40.28 per cent in Bangladesh in the fiscal year 2010-11; Meeting held between Bord
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    • A 14-member Indian delegation led by India’s Power Secretary, and NTPC's Chairman and Managing Director Arup Roy Choudhury visited Bangladesh to move forward the power sector cooperation between the two nations.1 However, reports noted that India and Bangladesh are set to construct a 10-kilometre railway track late this year thus directly linking Akhaura with Agartala by next year to facilitate transit for India. The two countries have already finalised alignment of the rail tracks and are now determining construction cost as well as the modus operandi of the train service.2

    According to reports, exports grew by 40.28 percent in the first eight months of the Bangladesh’s fiscal year 2010-11, compared to the same period in the last fiscal year. According to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh exported goods worth $14.08 billion during July-February of fiscal 2010-11, up from $10.31 billion in the same period of 2009-10. In February alone, exports grew by 43.33 percent to $1.89 billion, compared to the same month of the previous year, according to government data.3

    Meanwhile, Border guards of India and Bangladesh began five-day discussions on issues related to joint verification of unfenced gaps, maintenance of status quo in areas of adverse possession of land and implementation of joint border management plan on March 9. 4

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