Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described the cooperation between India and Bangladesh as an example for the world as he and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the construction of a friendship pipeline project through video conferencing.
The 130-kilometre India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Projec will connect Siliguri in West Bengal in India and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.
The 346 crore rupees project will be completed in 30 months and the capacity of the pipeline will be one million metric tons per annum.
Both countries had entered into an agreement for the pipeline construction in April this year during Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s visit to Dhaka.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister described the cooperation between the two countries as an example for the world, according to an official statement. (AGENCIES)
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