AGARTALA, Oct 23 (TIWN): A 2 day long workshop was launched at Agartala Press club on Monday with Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh and Japan delegates.

Addressing the media, Assam Professor Bhupen Sharma, (also Director of OKDISCD) said, " "Through Act East Policy the commercial ties among the two Nations have been strengthen but at the same time a constant cultural, traditional exchanges are needed to boost the sociocultural bonds".

The Assam Professor also criticized the current worsening relation among Bangladesh with the Assam Part of Northeast, accused the social gaps for leading misunderstanding, tension among two sides. Tripura's well maintained relation with Bangladesh since the beginning has been praised by Bhupen Sharma.

"Such workshop in Tripura although is conducting for the 1st time, but we are hopeful about outcomings. Our next workshop is at Mizoram which is to soon surpass through Bangladesh, Mayanmar", added Sharma.