Kathmandu, March 10 -- Bangladesh State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has stressed the need for a dedicated transmission line between Nepal and Bangladesh via India.

"Power trade will get momentum if there is a dedicated line from Nepal to Bangladesh. This will also benefit India," the United News of Bangladesh, a news agency, quoted Hamid as telling Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pranay Verma, during a meeting early this week.

Nepal and Bangladesh have never traded electricity. But the two countries are now negotiating tariffs for the export of 40MW of power from Nepal to Bangladesh via India's existing transmission infrastructure.

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