Acting foreign secretary Mohammad Touhid Hossain told this to journalists after the conclusion of Dhaka-Yangon bilateral talks in Dhaka. Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu led the Myanmar delegation.

"A delegation of Bangladeshi [private] entrepreneurs will visit Myanmar next week," Touhid said adding, the land would be leased to produce agricultural products including paddy, onion, soybean, maize, tea and sugarcane.

The two neighbours also discussed issues over the proposed tri-nation link road connecting Bangladesh, Myanmar and China. Construction of the Bangladesh-Myanmar portion of the link road, 23-km-long, would start soon having an option to be extended upto Kunming in China. The construction minister of Myanmar is set to arrive on July 27 to finalise an agreement for constructing the link road, foreign secretary Touhid said.

Earlier, during Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Iftekhar A Chowdhury's visit to Myanmar, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two countries stating that a Bangladesh-sponsored bridge titled 'Friendship Bridge' would be built on the link road.

Issues regarding the 110 kilometres of the remainder of the link road through Myanmar would be discussed in meetings later, added Touhid.

Chinese assistant commerce minister Wang Chao told Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam that Beijing does not have any objection over the initiative of linking Dhaka with Kunming via Myanmar.

Bangladesh would also look into importing gas from Myanmar and a study is being planned to assess the feasibility of hydroelectric power import from Myanmar, Touhid told reporters.

The talks, however, could not make any considerable progress on the issue of repatriation of around 25,000 Rohingya refugees. Although around 8,000 of the refugees were cleared by the Myanmar authorities for repatriation, they are still living in Bangladesh in fear of persecution in their home country.

Following a meeting with U Kyaw Thu, deputy foreign minister of Myanmar, Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Iftekhar A Chowdhury yesterday said the two sides have made progress in all areas of bilateral relationship.