''Bhutan and Meghalaya are known to have tremendous potential in the tourism sector and we have good prospects of doing business with Meghalaya in the near future,'' Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan, Jigme Tshultim told reporters here.
Mr Tshultim, who led a nine-member delegation, said the team had been in Dhaka for seven days to explore the possibilities of commerce with Bangladesh via the Tamabil route.
''Our visit here is to see the trade route between Bhutan and Bangladesh,'' the Speaker, who arrived here yesterday from Dhaka via Dawki, said.
He said the Tamabil trade route to Bangladesh was much more viable for Eastern Bhutan as the distance is around 280 km.
''We have to cover more than 1,000 km to send our oranges and apples to Bangladesh. However, through Tamabil and Dawki, the distance will be much shorter and both Bhutan and Meghalaya will benefit from it,'' Mr Tshultim said.
In fact, Bhutan has started exporting oranges and apples to Bangladesh via Meghalaya through Dawki (Tamabil) Land Custom Station.