Modi to open Maitri Setu today
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate "Maitri Setu" (Friendship Bridge) between Bangladesh and India today through videoconferencing.
Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura during the event, Indian external affairs ministry said.
"Maitri Setu" has been built over the Feni river which flows between the international boundary of India's Tripura state and Bangladesh.
The 1.9km-long bridge connects Sabroom of India with Ramgarh of Bangladesh.
It is poised to herald a new chapter for trade and people to people movement between India and Bangladesh.
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