Mukul Sangma
Refayet Ullah Mirdha Bangladesh should increase connectivity with the northeastern states of India for the development of the entire region, the chief minister of Meghalaya said yesterday.
Bangladesh should also come up with massive investment in those states as they have vast resources, said Mukul Sangma.
Sangma spoke to The Daily Star in an interview on the sidelines of a luncheon meeting of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) at Sonargaon Hotel in the city.
He along with three other chief ministers of India came to Bangladesh as the entourage of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Sangma refused to comment on Paschimbangla (West Bengal) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's cancellation of her visit to Bangladesh with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He also asked Bangladesh to look at the entire region, not at any particular state. He expected that the future bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India will be good.
Both the countries have the opportunities to resolve any problem through discussion, said Sangma.
“The north-eastern part of India is a 'virgin area' with a lot of resources. We can explore the opportunities together for the future generation,” he said.
He also stressed the need for increasing economic, social and people-to-people connectivity of this region.
The Bangladeshi businessmen have also big investment opportunities in the north-eastern region of India, Sangma said.
Increasing the connectivity will create opportunities for both the countries. In his brief interview, he said the businessmen of Bangladesh can invest in tourism, health and education sectors of north-east India.