Bhutan keen to supply boulders for Padma bridge

Bhutan is keen to export boulders to Bangladesh for the Padma bridge project. The new Bhutanese ambassador in Dhaka Pema Choden requested Dhaka to allow its duty-free access. She expressed the interest while meeting Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the foreign ministry on Wednesday.  The foreign minister said the National Board of Revenue would “soon” convene an inter-ministerial meeting along with the commerce ministry and other stakeholders to this end, according to a news agency.