Foreign Minister Dipu Moni visited the Bangladeshis who fled the Libyan unrest and were stranded in temporary camps at the border point of Al Salloum in Egypt; Equipments for the proposed Palatana Power Plant in Tripura will be transshipped through Ashuga
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    • Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dipu Moni visited the Bangladeshis who fled the Libyan unrest and were stranded in temporary camps at the border point of Al Salloum in Egypt. Ambassador of Bangladesh in Egypt Mizanur Rahman, Foreign Ministry Director General (Africa) Md Wahidur Rahman and private secretary to the Foreign Minister Jishnu Roy Choudhury accompanied her. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes is now also visiting Egypt and Tunisia to coordinate the repatriation and hold meetings with the senior government officials of both the countries so that the countries continue their support to temporary shelters the Bangladeshis from Libya.1

    Reports noted that two ships carrying eight heavy equipments for the proposed Palatana Power Plant in Indian state of Tripura have arrived at Ashuganj River Port from Kolkata. The equipment will be transshipped to the Tripura's state capital Agartala by Ashuganj-Akhaura road. However, the transit will take some time as the road and the terminal at Ashuganj port require some repair work to carry such heavy equipment Foundation of the 4,500 crore rupee Palatana Power Plant was laid back in 2005 but a major roadblock had been the transport of heavy equipment from Kolkata to Tripura. The problem was solved when Bangladesh agreed to allow transshipment through an Indo-Bangla accord during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January last year.2

    Meanwhile, Bangladesh has sent 15 project proposals, mostly related to rail and infrastructure, worth $781 million under the $1 billion credit line (signed in August lat year) to the Indian government for final consent through the High Commission in Dhaka between February 28 and March 16.3

    In other developments, Bangladesh went into agreements with Canada to boost cooperation in trade and services, education, agriculture and research during a three days visit of Premier of Saskatchewan Province of Canada Brad Wall to Bangladesh.4 While Robert O Blake, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs arrived in Dhaka on a four-day visit on March 19, 2011.5

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