Dhaka, July 4 -- The trilateral energy deal under which Bangladesh has started importing hydroelectricity from Nepal is a milestone in Nepal-Bangladesh ties, said Nepalese Ambassador in Dhaka, Ghanshyam Bhandari, on Friday.

Bangladesh has started importing hydropower from Nepal through using Indian grid under a five year deal.

The import will be from June 15 to November 15 every year.

"Our relationship, right from the political level to the grassroots level, has been quite a smooth sailing, not just from 1972, when we established the diplomatic relationship, even before that" he said while addressing a programme in the Nepal Embassy.

"We have similar culture. We eat similar food and speak similar languages, because we have the roots o...