Bangladesh-Myanmar Agreement on direct road link

Dhaka, Apr 28 (UNI) Bangladesh and Myanmar signed an agreement on direct road link, between the two neighbours, aiming to boost trade and tourism between them and beyond their frontiers.

According to the deal, a 25-kilometere road from Gundhum in Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh to Baulibazar in Myanmar will be constructed with financing from the Bangladesh government.

Bangladesh Commerce Secretary Dr Mahbubur Rahman and Myanmar Deputy Minister for Communications inked the agreement in the Myanmar capital.

The trans-border road would also connect Bangladesh with China and Thailand, opening up vast vistas on the country's eastern horizon.

For building the road between Dhaka and Yangon, an initiative was taken in 2003, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed to this effect during a visit of the Myanmar Prime Minister to Dhaka in 2004.

Later, a technical and finance taskforce was formed to expedite the process.

UNI