DHAKA, Feb 6: Bangladesh and India have agreed to share information on bird flu a week after the two neighbours sparred over the source of the deadly disease, a senior official said on Wednesday.

The agreement came at a meeting between representatives of the two governments earlier this week, Samaddar said.

“We will now exchange information on the disease regularly. We’ve decided to set up focal points to share information and discuss all the issues related to bird flu,” Samaddar said.

The two South Asian neighbours have blamed each other for being the source of the deadly disease which has broken out in Bangladesh and the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal.

Officials in West Bengal earlier this week pointed the finger at Bangladesh, saying they believed the deadly H5N1 virus had spread from across the border.

Bangladesh rejected the charge and said the outbreak originated in India.

The two countries share a 4,095-km border, which is largely unfenced.—AFP