Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the jointly inaugurated three India-assisted development schemes will benefit both the people of Bangladesh and India alongside the people of the sub-region.
"Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and I jointly opened three development schemes on November 1. I hope these projects will benefit the people of both the countries and the sub-region," the prime minister said when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma paid a courtesy call on her at the latter's official residence Ganabhaban on Friday evening.
The three projects are the 12.24km Akhaura-Agartala cross-border rail link, the Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line; and Unit - II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant.
PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told a news briefing after the meeting.
The prime minister also expressed gratitude to Narendra Modi and the Indian government for endorsing Saima Wazed's candidacy to be the next regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for South East Asia, to be held in an election in India in 2024 and serve a five-year term.
The election was held on Wednesday and Saima Wazed, the only daughter of Sheikh Hasina, won it defeating lone candidate from Nepal.
During the meeting, the prime minister said the general elections are approaching in both countries. "Both the countries should be mindful of each other's sensitivity," she said.
Both of them expressed their satisfaction with the status of bilateral relations and the level of economic cooperation between their countries during the meeting.
Ambassador-at-Large Mohammad Ziauddin and Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin were present at the meeting.
