Meghalaya goodwill team to visit Bangladesh

Shillong, Jan 26 (UNI) The Meghalaya government has submitted a proposal to the Centre to send a goodwill delegation to neighbouring Bangladesh to improve better trade ties with the nieghbouring country.

Former state Chief Minister and State Planning Board Chairman Salseng C Marak told reporters that the government had also sought the Centre's support for opening up of the border for trade at select locations.

However, he said, the Bangladesh government is yet to respond to New Delhi's proposal. " The Centre has accepted our proposal and forwarded it to Dhaka, but they (Dhaka) are still silent," Mr Marak said.

He said the opening up of border trade would boost the economy of the border villages in Khasi and Garo Hills.

Mr Aubrey H Scott Lyngdoh informed that the goodwill delegation would try and impress upon Bangladesh the positive side of border trade.

UNI