Sliliguri: The North-eastern states of India may soon look forward to get connected with the Bangladesh capital city Dhaka, by air. Bangladesh government in its preliminary response has nodded to a joint proposal by the industrialists and traders of both the countries for initiating air services between Guwahati and Dhaka.
The proposal for connecting the North-east hub with the neighbouring country capital came up first in the joint trade group meeting between the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and its Bangladesh counterpart FBCCI, held in Dhaka early this year.
Mr Mohammad Imran, the deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata said if any of the private airlines from India is interested to launch services in the proposed route, it was most welcome to approach the Bangladesh government.
08/09/06 Bappaditya Paul/The States Man
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Saturday, September 09, 2006
Guwahati-Dhaka air services in the offing
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