Dhaka: The Bangladesh government is likely to launch three major infrastructure projects, including a power plant and Railway Links, under India’s financial assistance in September, media reports said.

Three major infrastructure projects to be launched during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit for the G20 summit in September this year, reports The Financial Express.

The three infrastructural projects are – Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant-2, 65-kilometre-long Khulna-Mongla Port Railway Link, Akhaura (Bangladesh) and Agartala (India) Railway Link, the newspaper reported.

Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma recently called on  Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban in Dhaka and held wide-ranging discussions on the India- Bangladesh bilateral relationship.

"High Commissioner briefed Hon’ble PM on several recent positive developments in our bilateral relations and highlighted the progress achieved in energy cooperation between the two countries as well as development projects being implemented in Bangladesh under India concessional financing," read a statement issued by the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh.

They expressed confidence that the recent launch of bilateral trade in INR would further strengthen economic partnership between the two countries.

The Prime Minister asked High Commissioner to convey her warm greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that she was looking forward to attending the G20 Summit in India in September.

The High Commission of India and the Bangladesh Bank organized an event on July 11 to launch trade between India and Bangladesh in Indian Rupees (INR).

The programme saw overwhelming participation of senior officials of the government of Bangladesh, members of the banking/financial institutions, business community, and media houses.

Picture caption and credit:  Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma meets Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. Indian High Commission in Bangladesh website