AGARTALA: India and Bangladesh discussed the potential of setting up border haats in six new locations of the northeast to boost trade ties between the two countries during a two-day meeting that concluded here on Monday.At the meeting, officials of the joint committee on border haats discussed the positive impact of border haats on the livelihood of people and also the need for having a timeline to set up new ones, said a joint statement issued by the officials. The decision to set up the border haats was taken in 2017."At the meeting, both sides agreed to find ways to increase trade through border haats. We are expecting to sign an MoU to boost bilateral trade through border haats," said a senior official. On Sunday, officials of the joint committee visited the border haat at Kamalasagar in Sepahijala district of Tripura and Tarapur in Bangladesh and recommended the need for further improvement in infrastructure At present, two border haats are functioning at Kamalasagar in Sepahijala district and Srinagar in South Tripura district.The officials also met chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and discussed various issues related to trade with Bangladesh. The joint secretary of the ministry of commerce, M Balla, led the Indian side. The Bangladeh delegation was headed by additional secretary of trade and commerce, Md H Islam.

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