After media reports, talks on transit have resumed, but the reality is that Indian businessmen are not showing interest in using transit. When traders show no interest in transit, Professor Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow at the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), told Prothom Alo that simply allowing transit will not work; The infrastructure and customs […]
Three associations of steel and re-rolling mills of the country on Monday demanded an immediate halt to transit of Indian goods using Ashuganj river port to protect the country’s rod and steel industry. Leaders of the associations at a joint press conference at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity also warned that they would go for a tough […]
Bangladeshi trucks carrying export goods lie stranded at the Akhaura land port on Monday to make way for the Indian trucks to enter Bangladesh. — Indrajit Ghosh Shipping ministry unaware of ‘regular transit’ The government decided to allow Indian trucks to enter into Bangladesh to carry Indian goods under ‘regular transit’ from Akhaura land […]
In an effort towards regional cooperation, Nepal got the permission to transit of goods through Chittagong Port. In light of the decision taken by Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prim Minister Manmohan Singh last year, this is for the first time Nepal got the permission to use the Chittagong port. Import Corporation Limited of […]