Bangladesh to get electricity from Godda power station by December 16

Indian businessman and Chairman of Adani Group Gautam Adani has promised that Bangladesh will get electricity from Godda Power Project by December 16 this year. He said this in a tweet after a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (September 5) evening.

In a tweet, Adani wrote, “It is an honour to have met Hon PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in Delhi. Her vision for Bangladesh is inspirational and stunningly bold. We are committed to commissioning our 1600 MW Godda Power Project and dedicated transmission line to Bangladesh by Bijoy Dibosh, 16 Dec 2022.”

Meanwhile, Indian Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar held a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Monday.

After the meeting, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told the briefing, quoting the Indian minister, that they told us that India is keeping an eye on the unrest there (Rakhine State).

The foreign secretary said that the existing bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries are very good. In the meeting, both Bangladesh and India offered their proposals to increase connectivity between the neighboring countries.

Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday afternoon on a four-day visit at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Minister of State for Railways and Textiles Darshana Vikram Jardosh welcomed the Prime Minister on her arrival at Delhi Airport.