8 routes to bond with Bangladesh

[Black_cats]

8 routes to bond with Bangladesh

TNN | Jul 19, 2020, 04:10 IST

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A file photo of PM Narendra Modi with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

NEW DELHI: With China looking to improve trade and connectivity with Bangladesh, where the government seems to be warming up to Chinese overtures, India looks to provide a leg-up to connectivity with its eastern neighbour. The government is hoping that the first trial run last week of a container ship from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh will go a long way in improving trade connectivity with Dhaka, apart from facilitating development of India’s northeast.

According to Indian authorities, 8 routes have been identified for improving northeast’s connectivity with Bangladesh. “Both sides recognise that increasing connectivity through air, water, rail and road offers mutually beneficial opportunity for enhancing economic cooperation between Bangladesh and the northeastern states of India and beyond,” said a source.

The two sides had last year finalised Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the use of Chattogram and Mongla ports for movement of goods to and from India, particularly to and from the northeastern region. This agreement allows movement of goods in Bangladesh through waterways, rail, road or multi-modal transport.

The eight routes identified for access to the northeast via Bangladesh comprise Chattogram/Mongla Port to Agartala (Tripura) via Akhura, Chattogram/Mongla Port to Dawki (Meghalaya) via Tamabil, Chattogram/Mongla Port to Sutarkandi (Assam) via Sheola and Chattogram/Mongla Port to Srimantpur (Tripura) via Bibirbazar and vice versa.

“Thus the trial run assumes significance as this will lead to development of the northeast region and enhance India’s connectivity with Bangladesh,”said an official.

Despite a pro-India government in Dhaka, the Indian government realises there’s a need for special attention to ties with Bangladesh at a time China is working overtime to improve trade and connectivity with the South Asian country.

China has provided an important trade boost to the country by announcing tariff exemption for 97 per cent of Bangladeshi products effective from July 1. The decision came a month after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping held discussions to upgrade their bilateral relations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.time...-with-bangladesh/amp_articleshow/77045073.cms

 

[Bilal9]

These Sanghis are AGAIN (!!) barking up the wrong tree.

How will taking advantage of transit through Bangladesh to INDIAN NORTHEAST region (which provides ZERO benefit and probably more traffic jams to Bangladesh) help improve or warm Indian ties with Bangladesh?? It only helps India.

What do these Sanghis take us for - idiots??

And Sheikh Hasina is leaning day by day towards China (as the recent actions show), and still these thick-headed Sanghis think that they have a "a pro-India government in Dhaka".

For starters, abolish ALL tariff from Bangladeshi goods exported to India. Then we can start talks. In fact I believe we should renege on the whole transit deal, nothing in it for us to help NE Indian tribal people and ahom people, both of whom are rank ingrates. Use the escape clause, which I am sure is part of every deal. While at it, renege on the bandwidth and connectivity export to NE as well.

If the Chinese take over NE India, then why should we help?

Bunch of gadhas....

 

[Bilal9]

Well - no sooner than the news broke, than this shows up...

Indian ship with transshipment goods reaches Ctg port

The ship -- MV Shejyoti that is carrying Indian goods for its north-eastern states -- arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port Monday night and berthed at a jetty yesterday. Photo: Star

Mohammad Suman

The first ship under the trial run of transshipment of Indian goods to its north-eastern states through Bangladesh berthed at Chattogram port yesterday.

The ship—MV Shejyoti—arrived at the outer anchorage on Monday night and started offloading goods at New Mooring Container Terminal 1 at around 2pm yesterday, said Anamul Haque, director for transport at the port.

The ship left Haldia Port in Kolkata on July 16 with 160 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of goods.

Four TEUs carrying iron and pulse will be transported to Tripura and Assam of India through Akhaura-Agartala land port and Bangladeshi importers brought the rest 156 TEUs for Bangladesh market.

"There are about 100 tonnes of iron and pulse in four containers. These containers will enter India in four lorries from Chattogram port via Akhaura land port," Yakub Sujan Bhuiyan, managing director of Mango Line Ltd and agent of the ship, told The Daily Star.

But he could not confirm when the goods would leave Chattogram port.

"Customs taxation and unloading activities at the port are being hampered due to the rain. It will leave for Akhaura-Agartala land port any time after customs clearance."‍

The customs authorities have formed a three-member team to ensure safe journey of the containers to the Indian border from the port by road, said Shariful Hasan, join commissioner of Chattogram Custom House.

Chattogram Custom House will collect seven types of tariffs on Indian goods, as per a letter sent from the foreign affairs ministry of Bangladesh to the High Commission of India in Dhaka on July 5.

The charges include Tk 30 for document processing per consignment, Tk 20 per tonne of goods for transshipment, Tk 100 per tonne as security charge, Tk 50 per tonne as escort charge, Tk 100 for other administrative charges, and Tk 254 per container for scanning. Electric lock and seal fees will be charged as per rules.

Photo: Star

The irons in the containers belong to SM Corporation, which will be transported to Jirania in West Tripura and the two other containers of pulse will be transported by Jain Traders to Karimganj in Assam, according to the shipment documents.

Based on the outcome of the trial run, full-fledged transshipment of Indian goods will start through Bangladesh, according to officials.

Dhaka and Delhi signed a memorandum of understanding on the use of the Chattogram and Mongla ports in 2015, following years of persuasion from India.

Subsequently, the countries signed an agreement in 2018 and a standard operating procedure (SoP) during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in October last year.

According to the SoP, goods reaching Chattogram and Mongla sea ports would be carried by four road, rail, and water routes to Agartala (Tripura) via Akhaura; Dawki (Meghalaya) via Tamabil; Sutarkandi (Assam) via Sheola, and Srimantpur (Tripura) via Bibirbazar.

 

[HalfMoon]

These Sanghis are AGAIN (!!) barking up the wrong tree.

How will taking advantage of transit through Bangladesh to INDIAN NORTHEAST region (which provides ZERO benefit and probably more traffic jams to Bangladesh) help improve or warm Indian ties with Bangladesh?? It only helps India.

What do these Sanghis take us for - idiots??

And Sheikh Hasina is leaning day by day towards China (as the recent actions show), and still these thick-headed Sanghis think that they have a "a pro-India government in Dhaka".

For starters, abolish ALL tariff from Bangladeshi goods exported to India. Then we can start talks. In fact I believe we should renege on the whole transit deal, nothing in it for us to help NE Indian tribal people and ahom people, both of whom are rank ingrates. Use the escape clause, which I am sure is part of every deal. While at it, renege on the bandwidth and connectivity export to NE as well.

If the Chinese take over NE India, then why should we help?

Bunch of gadhas....

Sanghis are low IQ idiots.

They keep making plans in their dreams which get shattered when they get woken up with a cold water splash on their face.

Well - no sooner than the news broke, than this shows up...

Indian ship with transshipment goods reaches Ctg port

The ship -- MV Shejyoti that is carrying Indian goods for its north-eastern states -- arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port Monday night and berthed at a jetty yesterday. Photo: Star

Mohammad Suman

The first ship under the trial run of transshipment of Indian goods to its north-eastern states through Bangladesh berthed at Chattogram port yesterday.

The ship—MV Shejyoti—arrived at the outer anchorage on Monday night and started offloading goods at New Mooring Container Terminal 1 at around 2pm yesterday, said Anamul Haque, director for transport at the port.

The ship left Haldia Port in Kolkata on July 16 with 160 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of goods.

Four TEUs carrying iron and pulse will be transported to Tripura and Assam of India through Akhaura-Agartala land port and Bangladeshi importers brought the rest 156 TEUs for Bangladesh market.

"There are about 100 tonnes of iron and pulse in four containers. These containers will enter India in four lorries from Chattogram port via Akhaura land port," Yakub Sujan Bhuiyan, managing director of Mango Line Ltd and agent of the ship, told The Daily Star.

But he could not confirm when the goods would leave Chattogram port.

"Customs taxation and unloading activities at the port are being hampered due to the rain. It will leave for Akhaura-Agartala land port any time after customs clearance."‍

The customs authorities have formed a three-member team to ensure safe journey of the containers to the Indian border from the port by road, said Shariful Hasan, join commissioner of Chattogram Custom House.

Chattogram Custom House will collect seven types of tariffs on Indian goods, as per a letter sent from the foreign affairs ministry of Bangladesh to the High Commission of India in Dhaka on July 5.

The charges include Tk 30 for document processing per consignment, Tk 20 per tonne of goods for transshipment, Tk 100 per tonne as security charge, Tk 50 per tonne as escort charge, Tk 100 for other administrative charges, and Tk 254 per container for scanning. Electric lock and seal fees will be charged as per rules.

Photo: Star

The irons in the containers belong to SM Corporation, which will be transported to Jirania in West Tripura and the two other containers of pulse will be transported by Jain Traders to Karimganj in Assam, according to the shipment documents.

Based on the outcome of the trial run, full-fledged transshipment of Indian goods will start through Bangladesh, according to officials.

Dhaka and Delhi signed a memorandum of understanding on the use of the Chattogram and Mongla ports in 2015, following years of persuasion from India.

Subsequently, the countries signed an agreement in 2018 and a standard operating procedure (SoP) during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in October last year.

According to the SoP, goods reaching Chattogram and Mongla sea ports would be carried by four road, rail, and water routes to Agartala (Tripura) via Akhaura; Dawki (Meghalaya) via Tamabil; Sutarkandi (Assam) via Sheola, and Srimantpur (Tripura) via Bibirbazar.

Just sink those ships already.

 

[Species]

Well - no sooner than the news broke, than this shows up...

Indian ship with transshipment goods reaches Ctg port

The ship -- MV Shejyoti that is carrying Indian goods for its north-eastern states -- arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port Monday night and berthed at a jetty yesterday. Photo: Star

Mohammad Suman

The first ship under the trial run of transshipment of Indian goods to its north-eastern states through Bangladesh berthed at Chattogram port yesterday.

The ship—MV Shejyoti—arrived at the outer anchorage on Monday night and started offloading goods at New Mooring Container Terminal 1 at around 2pm yesterday, said Anamul Haque, director for transport at the port.

The ship left Haldia Port in Kolkata on July 16 with 160 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of goods.

Four TEUs carrying iron and pulse will be transported to Tripura and Assam of India through Akhaura-Agartala land port and Bangladeshi importers brought the rest 156 TEUs for Bangladesh market.

"There are about 100 tonnes of iron and pulse in four containers. These containers will enter India in four lorries from Chattogram port via Akhaura land port," Yakub Sujan Bhuiyan, managing director of Mango Line Ltd and agent of the ship, told The Daily Star.

But he could not confirm when the goods would leave Chattogram port.

"Customs taxation and unloading activities at the port are being hampered due to the rain. It will leave for Akhaura-Agartala land port any time after customs clearance."‍

The customs authorities have formed a three-member team to ensure safe journey of the containers to the Indian border from the port by road, said Shariful Hasan, join commissioner of Chattogram Custom House.

Chattogram Custom House will collect seven types of tariffs on Indian goods, as per a letter sent from the foreign affairs ministry of Bangladesh to the High Commission of India in Dhaka on July 5.

The charges include Tk 30 for document processing per consignment, Tk 20 per tonne of goods for transshipment, Tk 100 per tonne as security charge, Tk 50 per tonne as escort charge, Tk 100 for other administrative charges, and Tk 254 per container for scanning. Electric lock and seal fees will be charged as per rules.

Photo: Star

The irons in the containers belong to SM Corporation, which will be transported to Jirania in West Tripura and the two other containers of pulse will be transported by Jain Traders to Karimganj in Assam, according to the shipment documents.

Based on the outcome of the trial run, full-fledged transshipment of Indian goods will start through Bangladesh, according to officials.

Dhaka and Delhi signed a memorandum of understanding on the use of the Chattogram and Mongla ports in 2015, following years of persuasion from India.

Subsequently, the countries signed an agreement in 2018 and a standard operating procedure (SoP) during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in October last year.

According to the SoP, goods reaching Chattogram and Mongla sea ports would be carried by four road, rail, and water routes to Agartala (Tripura) via Akhaura; Dawki (Meghalaya) via Tamabil; Sutarkandi (Assam) via Sheola, and Srimantpur (Tripura) via Bibirbazar.

It looks like ships carrying Indian goods will be given priority over ships for Bangladeshi businesses at Chittagong port, as agreed on the transshipment agreement signed in 2018 in Delhi.

https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla...-আসাম-ও-ত্রিপুরায়-যাচ্ছে-ভারতীয়-পণ্য-162541

Wonder how it will turn out when international trade will normalize after the pandemic. Chittagong has already been operating far exceeding its capacity, barring the pandemic period.

 

[idune]

It looks like ships carrying Indian goods will be given priority over ships for Bangladeshi businesses at Chittagong port, as agreed on the transshipment agreement signed in 2018 in Delhi.

https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/শীর্ষ-খবর/বাংলাদেশের-বন্দর-ব্যবহার-করে-আসাম-ও-ত্রিপুরায়-যাচ্ছে-ভারতীয়-পণ্য-162541

Wonder how it will turn out when international trade will normalize after the pandemic. Chittagong has already been operating far exceeding its capacity, barring the pandemic period.

Foundation and evolving relation with india is based on 71 chetona. Chetona queen and development "demi god" Hasina is delivering the chetona dividend in the form of transit and Indians getting priority over Bangladeshis. You and rest of population should be chetona happy and live with 2nd class status.

 

[Species]

Foundation and evolving relation with india is based on 71 chetona. Chetona queen and development "demi god" Hasina is delivering the chetona dividend in the form of transit and Indians getting priority over Bangladeshis. You and rest of population should be chetona happy and live with 2nd class status.

Whatever is happening or will happen in the country, everyone will be responsible: AL, the military, the opposition, the media as well as the general public and these include both me and you, idune.

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

Whatever is happening or will happen in the country, everyone will be responsible: AL, the military, the opposition, the media as well as the general public and these include both me and you, idune.

You SIR just added yourself to his $hit-list, congratulations, with that admission of truth.

 

[gom poa]

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[bluesky]

8 routes to bond with Bangladesh

No, it is not eight routes of bond and friendship between Bangladesh and India. Rather, it is 8 Indian Octopus legs that are encircling Bangladesh.

 

[Bilal9]

It looks like ships carrying Indian goods will be given priority over ships for Bangladeshi businesses at Chittagong port, as agreed on the transshipment agreement signed in 2018 in Delhi.

https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/শীর্ষ-খবর/বাংলাদেশের-বন্দর-ব্যবহার-করে-আসাম-ও-ত্রিপুরায়-যাচ্ছে-ভারতীয়-পণ্য-162541

Wonder how it will turn out when international trade will normalize after the pandemic. Chittagong has already been operating far exceeding its capacity, barring the pandemic period.

That is too radical to be true. Calling a bluff on this one. Indian goods don't get preference over ours in our own ports. Can't be true. No one does this.

 

[HalfMoon]

China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal should work to break Sikkim, West Bengal and North East states from India.

 

[alhindi]

China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal should work to break Sikkim, West Bengal and North East states from India.

Another dream
What about ghazwa e hind dream ? you dropped it ?

 

[HalfMoon]

What about ghazwa e hind , you dropped it ?

Chinese salami slicing is the flavor of the year.

 

[Species]

That is too radical to be true. Calling a bluff on this one. Indian goods don't get preference over ours in our own ports. Can't be true. No one does this.

It's actually stated by port officials themselves.

ভারতীয় পণ্য অগ্রাধিকার (প্রায়োরিটি) দেয়ার প্রসঙ্গে চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের সচিব ওমর ফারুক বলেন, এর অর্থ এই নয়, ভারতীয় পণ্যবাহী জাহাজ ভেড়ানোর জন্য আমরা দেশীয় জাহাজকে জেটি থেকে বের করে দেবো। বন্দরের জেটি ও ইয়ার্ড খালি থাকা সাপেক্ষেই তাদের এ সুবিধা দেয়া হবে।

একই দিনে একটি বাংলাদেশি ব্যবসায়ীদের পণ্য বোঝাই জাহাজ ও ভারতের পণ্য বোঝাই জাহাজ বন্দরে এলে কোনটি আগে বন্দরে ভিড়বে, জানতে চাইলে তিনি বলেন, ‘দুই দেশের চুক্তি অনুযায়ী অবশ্যই ভারতের পণ্যবাহী জাহাজটিকেই আগে প্রায়োরিটি দিতে হবে।’

এতে বাংলাদেশি ব্যবসায়ীদের বঞ্চিত করা হচ্ছে কিনা জানতে চাইলে তিনি বলেন, ‘দুই দেশের মধ্যে হওয়া একটি চুক্তিকে সবারই সম্মান করা উচিত।’ বন্দরের একজন কর্মকর্তা নাম প্রকাশ না করার শর্তে বলেন, ‘ভারতের পণ্যের ক্ষেত্রে যে প্রায়োরিটি দেয়ার কথা বলা হয়েছে তাতে বন্দরের কিছু করার নেই। চুক্তি অনুযায়ী তা আমাদের করতে হবে। যদিও চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর দিয়ে আমদানি রপ্তানি বাড়ার কারণে বছরে কয়েক দফা, প্রায় ৫-৬ মাস জাহাজ জটে পড়তে হয়।’

https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/শীর্ষ-খবর/বাংলাদেশের-বন্দর-ব্যবহার-করে-আসাম-ও-ত্রিপুরায়-যাচ্ছে-ভারতীয়-পণ্য-162541