India and Bangladesh will start a cruise service from Friday that would take passengers through the Sunderbans to Dhaka. <br />''<br />''Addressing a conference on Multipolarism in Asia: Issues and Challenges in New Delhi, joint secretary of External Affairs Ministry, Vikram Doraiswami said, the move aims to strengthen inland waterway routes between the two countries. <br />''<br />''Mr Doraiswami said, other than road and rail, India and Bangladesh also have a very strong power connectivity through waterways. <br />''<br />''The MEA official said, as movement of goods starts using inland waterways, so goods from India can go in the cheapest possible form up to Narayanganj and Dhaka in Bangladesh. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He said, apart from it, people would have the option to travel through the Sunderbans on a luxury vessels up to Dhaka and back with border formalities being done at the crossing points in both countries</span><br />