Preservation of Archaeological Sites
Bangladesh seeks Indian help
Bangladesh has invited Indian archaeological experts for preservation of the ancestral house of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara and important historical sites like Mahasthangarh in Bogra and Moynamati in Comilla.
After a meeting with Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni in New Delhi yesterday, Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad told reporters that both sides also agreed to explore the possibility of allowing their TV channels to be watched in each other's territories.
Emerging from a meeting with Indian Culture Minister Selja Kumari at Taj Mansingh Hotel, Azad told reporters that India has agreed to provide assistance and training to Bangladesh in preservation of the historical sites and for this the two countries will exchange visits of each others' experts.
India's help has been requisitioned since it has much expertise and experience in preserving its own innumerable historical sites, he said.
Azad said India has agreed to provide technical supports and training to Bangladeshi experts to the historical sites including Bangabandhu's ancestral house in Tungipara, Mahasthangarh, Moynamati and a city excavated in Narsingdi.
Referring to allowing showing of TV channels of India and Bangladesh, he said experts and officials of the two countries will study their regulatory frameworks and other codes to see if the channels could be permitted to be watched.
Azad is now on a four-day official visit to India.
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