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Detailed explanation-1: -friendship bridge), also called Gateway of Northeast, is a 150-metre (490 ft) bridge on Feni River which links Tripura in India with Chittagong port in Bangladesh, thus providing a shorter and more economical alternate land route between India’s eastern and western states compared to the longer route through Assam.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh today through a video conference. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura.

Detailed explanation-3: -1.9 km long Maitri Setu connecting Tripura and Bangladesh, over river Feni, has been built. Choose the correct statement. The bridge is between Sabroom in Tripura and Ramgarh in Bangladesh. The bridge is between Ramgarh in Tripura and Sabroom in Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Maitri missile project was a cancelled proposal for a next-generation quick-reaction surface-to-air missile (QRSAM) with a lethal near-hundred per cent kill probability (according to manufacturer’s claim) planned for development by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The bridge ‘Maitri Setu’ has been built over Feni river which flows between Indian boundary in Tripura State and Bangladesh. The 1.9 Km long bridge joins Sabroom in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh.