Three Indian-assisted development projects were jointly inaugurated by Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh on 01 November 2023 via video conferencing.
The three projects are the Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link, Port Khulna-Mongla Rail Line, and Unit-II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant.
The Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link is 12.24 km long with a 6.78 km Dual Gauge rail line in Bangladesh and 5.46 km in Tripura.
It has been executed under the Government of India grant assistance of 392.52 crore rupees extended to Bangladesh.
The total project cost of the Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line is USD 388.92 million.
It has been implemented under the Government of India’s concessional Line of Credit.
With this, Mongla Port will be connected to the broad-gauge railway network. Mongla is the second largest port of Bangladesh.
The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project is a 1320 MW Super Thermal Power Plant. It is located in Rampal in Khulna Division of Bangladesh.
It has been implemented by the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited.
Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited is a 50:50 Joint Venture company between NTPC Ltd and Bangladesh Power Development Board.
