Bangladesh expects to sign power import deal with Bhutan soon: Hasan Mahmud, Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Bangladesh

Bangladesh expects to sign a power import agreement with Bhutan soon, said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday following a meeting with Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgye Wangchuck. Hasan Mahmud called on Bhutanese King at Intercontinental Dhaka, his place of residence in the Bangladesh capital during his four-day visit. “Bangladesh will sign a power import agreement with Bhutan soon,” Hasan Mahmud told reporters after the meeting with the Bhutanese King. “We are eager to sign the agreement with Bhutan for long, we have signed an agreement with Nepal by this time to import hydropower from their country, India has cooperated us in this regard, India will also support us to signing the agreement with Bhutan to import hydroelectricity,” he said.