July 28, 2010: DHAKA: In what is being seen as a landmark deal, Bangladesh has signed a 35-year power transmission agreement with India to import 250 megawatt of electricity from late 2012. Representatives of the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) signed the deal on July 26, The Daily Star newspaper reported. Describing it as "a landmark deal", it said top ministers and officials of the Bangladesh government witnessed the ceremony. Source: The Economic Times