Dhaka: Bangladesh has approached the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for assistance to build a road to Myanmar from its southeastern city Cox`s Bazar to improve regional connectivity.
Dhaka has for some time been pursuing talks with Myanmar and China for land access to China`s Kunmin province.
The issue came up during a meeting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had with Sultan Hafeez Rahman, director-general of the South Asian Department of Asian Development Bank here on Wednesday, The Daily Star newspaper said.
She emphasised the need for further strengthening regional cooperation and connectivity for poverty reduction and accelerated development among the South Asian nations.
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and other South Asian countries seek to increase bilateral and regional connectivity.
The Prime Minister and top bank official also discussed financial assistance in large infrastructure projects, particularly in power, energy and transport and in social sectors, while also cushioning the effects of the global crisis.
She said ADB can allocate additional finances to support Bangladesh in implementing the large infrastructure projects, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) news agency reported.
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