Visiting Finance and Revenue Affairs Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Dr Salman Shah said this when he met Communications Minister Nazmul Huda here yesterday.

Shah is leading a four-member Pakistan delegation.

The delegation members said Pakistan is interested to take part in development of Bangladesh Railway, especially conducting a feasibility study for introducing high-speed electric trains and improving passenger service by providing modern railway carriages.

The communications minister told the delegation members that the government is implementing a number of important projects for improving passenger service and infrastructure development of the railway, recognising it as a 'thrust sector'.

Proposed Dhaka-Chittagong electric train service, Dhaka-Yangoon highway project, development of a CNG-driven transport system and alternative solar power development project also came up at the meeting for discussion.

Communications Secretary M Shafiqul Islam, Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Alamgir Babar, DG of Bangladesh Railway AFM Mostafizur Rahman and R&H Chief Engineer AKM Fayzur Rahman were also present at the meeting.