BD to allow India send foodgrains to Tripura

Bangladesh has agreed to allow its close-door neighbour India to use Bangladesh’s river route and Ashuganj river port to help send foodgrain supplies to landlocked Tripura from mainland India. The two countries have already reached a consensus of sending the first consignment of 10,000 metric tonnes of rice to Tripura on an ‘experimental’ basis, reports BBC Bangla on Monday quoting senior Tripura government officials. If the trial goes successful, Tripura will continue to get foodgrains via Bangladesh in the next few months, according to a news agency.