Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi held a meeting with Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabbiul Alam. The meeting discussed strengthening bilateral relations as well as enhancing economic cooperation through roads, railways, land ports, connectivity, and trade and commerce.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabbiul Alam made the remarks while speaking to journalists after the meeting with the Indian high commissioner on Tuesday (September 8).

He said the meeting focused on how the two countries could work in their mutual interests and contribute to strengthening the economies of both nations. They also discussed further strengthening people-to-people ties and increasing state-to-state relations and cooperation.

“We discussed some of the existing issues in a cordial atmosphere,” Sheikh Rabbiul Alam said.

Meanwhile, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said discussions were underway on the possibility of resuming the Maitree Express train service between Bangladesh and India.

He said the meeting also discussed strengthening connectivity between the two countries and expanding bilateral trade and commercial relations.

Dinesh Trivedi said the meeting focused on expanding road and rail connectivity as well as trade and commerce between the two countries. India is working to strengthen people-to-people relations, while greater emphasis is also being placed on improving connectivity, he said.

“That is a separate matter. Today, the discussion was mainly about how to expand road and rail connectivity and trade and commerce between the two countries,” he said.

The Indian high commissioner further said the two sides placed emphasis on improving people-to-people relations as well as increasing mutual connectivity and commercial activities.

The possibility of resuming the Maitree Express service also came up during the meeting. If the train service is resumed, it is expected to make travel between the two countries easier and create greater opportunities for people-to-people exchanges.