Bangla Diplomat Visits Mizoram to Boost Border Trade

Aizawl, Apr 20 : Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq A Karim arrived at Lunglei town in southern Mizoram this morning, in a bid to boost the Indo-Bangladesh border trade.

Official sources said, Karin accompanied by commercial councellor for Bangladesh, residence commissioner from Delhi's Mizoram House and trade & commerce officials from Aizawl, proceeded the border area to inspect sites for integrated check point and other border trade centres.

''The Bangladesh high officials visit to Mizoram is expected to expedite the much-awaited border trade between Mizoram and Bangladesh,'' said Mizoram Parliamentary Secretary and High Powered Committee-Lunglei S Laldingliana, who accompanied Mr Karin to the border.

As per the 8-point declaration adopted by major trade bodies in Dhaka on February 25, Mizoram is to have direct trade links with Bangladesh through the Thekemukh-Kawrpurichuah check post.

''Mizoram will also be connected by road up to Demagiri and construction of bridges connecting Mizoram with Bangladesh will soon be underway,'' official sources said.