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Guwahati: Amidst fanfare and festive look ICFAI University, Mizoram has hosted "A Tri-National Conference of India, Bangladesh & Myanmar on Regional Cooperation through Mizoram" in collaboration with the Mizoram government on September 19.
The inauguration ceremony was adorned by the presences of Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan and the Finance, Development, Judial and Taxation Minister of Mizoram Pu Lalsawta.
The concept note of the conference held two topics; one is Trade, Investment, Infrastructure, Connectivity among Bangladesh India and Myanmar and the other one is people to people connectivity: historical and cultural ties, diaspora, immigration, opportunities in higher education.
Dr. Shah Mohammad Tanvir Monsur, the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh represented Bangladesh at the occasion.
Dr. Tanvir elaborated the ongoing projects on connectivity between Bangladesh and the North East Region and explained several economic strategies for nurturing cross border trades required for sustainable expansion of the connectivity.
He particularly mentioned about the recently undertaken rail road project of Agartala-Akhaura and ongoing bus service from Dhaka to Shilong.
He told that connectivity and trades are interdependent and because of vicious cycle of the financing gap between these two factors, both the Governments India and Bangladesh have come forward to establish connectivity in all the possible modes.
In his address the Mizoram Governor mentioned the visionary role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in prioritizing the neighborhood diplomacy.
He also applauded the recently taken projects on connectivity between India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
In the vote of thanks, the Vice chancellor of ICFAI University Lt. Gen Dr. A. K Misra thanks the speakers for coming to Mizoram and underscored the presence of the dignitaries in the program will draw an attention of the concerned leadership across South Asian and South Asian countries about the importance of the State of Mizoram for connecting the North Eastern Region with other important cities of India and also connecting India with the South East Asian Region.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
