BD-India river transit to begin today
Risingbd.com :
Bangladesh and India are ready to start transit trade through river port officially from Thursday.
A ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of steel and iron sheets, bound for Tripura, is scheduled to reach Ashuganj river port on Wednesday night following the formal transit trade and transportation.
According to officials, with transshipment of this consignment to India’s northeastern state, the formal transit between the two neighbours will become fully operational,
with provision of third-country access.
Shipping Minister Md. Shahjahan Khan MP will formally inaugurate the transit facility by unloading the cargos from the ship on June 16 at a function on the port premises.
Bangladesh and India are ready to start transit trade through river port officially from Thursday.
A ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of steel and iron sheets, bound for Tripura, is scheduled to reach Ashuganj river port on Wednesday night following the formal transit trade and transportation.
According to officials, with transshipment of this consignment to India’s northeastern state, the formal transit between the two neighbours will become fully operational,
with provision of third-country access.
Shipping Minister Md. Shahjahan Khan MP will formally inaugurate the transit facility by unloading the cargos from the ship on June 16 at a function on the port premises.
