India has signed a short-term route agreement with Bangladesh to allow transport of petroleum goods from Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh after heavy monsoon damaged roads and made the transportation between the two states difficult. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and the Roads and Highways Department of Bangladesh signed the Memorandum of Understanding in Dhaka yesterday. <br/>High Commission of India said in a statement in Dhaka that Government of Bangladesh has granted permission for the movement of petroleum goods on humanitarian grounds through the territory of Bangladesh till September 2016. The facilitation extended by the Bangladesh Government under the MoU is expected to improve the situation of shortage of petroleum products in Tripura.<br/>India made the request following heavy monsoons and extremely bad road conditions of NH 44 have resulted in the disruption in the supply of Petroleum Goods from Assam to Tripura. Both sides have also agreed to extend the transit facility for a further short period on need basis.