NEW DELHI: In an effort to strengthen Digital India, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has partnered with a Bangladesh company to improve internet connectivity in the northeast part of the country.

BSNL will provide international bandwidth for internet from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh to Agartala, while the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) will provide the international port (IP) transit service from Cox’s Bazar Cable Landing Station.

The terrestrial route in Bangladesh will be Cox’s Bazar-Chittagong-Comilla-B.Baria-Akhaura for primary link and Cox’s Bazar-Chitagong-Comilla-Dhaka-Narshindi-Bhairab-Akhaura the secondary link.

The Bangladesh Telecommunications Company has to lay optical fibre cable (OFC) of the 30 km approximate distance from Brahmanbaria to Akhaura, which adjoins Tripura.

BSNL will set up international long distance (ILD) gateway at Agartala along with associated equipment.