Bhutan offer to supply boulders for Padma bridge

[BDforever]

Bhutan is keen to export boulders to Bangladesh for the Padma bridge project.

The new Bhutanese ambassador in Dhaka Pema Choden requested Dhaka to allow it duty-free access.

She expressed the interest while meeting Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the foreign ministry on Wednesday.

The government is planning to build the biggest-ever infrastructure project with its own funds.

The foreign minister said the National Board of Revenue would “soon” convene an inter-ministerial meeting along with the commerce ministry and other stakeholders to this end.

He also mentioned that the issue had been discussed in the last month’s commerce secretary-level talks held in Thimphu.

That meeting also agreed in principle that Bangladesh would allow duty-free access to Bhutan’s tetra pack fruit juice and Bhutan would allow similar access to Bangladesh’s mango and lichi juices.

The ambassador once again showed her country’s keen interest to buy surplus internet bandwidth from Bangladesh.

She said Bhutan might send a formal proposal in this regard.

The minister recalled Bhutan’s role in Bangladesh’s war of independence. Bhutan was the first country to recognise Bangladesh even before its birth.

He reiterated Bangladesh’s interest to import electricity from Bhutan and appreciated Thimphu’s support to Dhaka’s initiative for sub-regional cooperation.

In this context, he referred to the next round of meetings on water resources management and connectivity and transit scheduled to be held in New Delhi and sought Bhutan’s active support to Bangladesh.

source: Bhutan offer to supply boulders for Padma bridge -
bdnews24.com

 

[godofwar]

Bhutan is keen to export boulders to Bangladesh for the Padma bridge project.

The new Bhutanese ambassador in Dhaka Pema Choden requested Dhaka to allow it duty-free access.

She expressed the interest while meeting Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the foreign ministry on Wednesday.

The government is planning to build the biggest-ever infrastructure project with its own funds.


source: Bhutan offer to supply boulders for Padma bridge -
bdnews24.com

Wasn't China financing this bridge ?
BTW whats so special about padma bridge that it costs so much ?

 

[Dem!god]

good news for BD......
enjoy....

 

[BDforever]

Wasn't China financing this bridge ?
BTW whats so special about padma bridge that it costs so much ?

yes china is financing

it will connect south-west region with dhaka, it will icrease GDP growth by 1% as major agricultural and fish products come from this region

 

[godofwar]

yes china is financing

it will connect south-west region with dhaka, it will icrease GDP growth by 1% as major agricultural and fish products come from this region

Then why does the article state :-

The government is planning to build the biggest-ever infrastructure project with its own funds.

 

[BDforever]

Then why does the article state :-

sorry i meant chinese company is making the bridge

 

[godofwar]

sorry i meant chinese company is making the bridge

Why reject the Chinese soft loans though ?
After all China is everybody's BFF now, right ?

 

[BDforever]

Why reject the Chinese soft loans though ?
After all China is everybody's BFF now, right ?

better build with your money no matter who gives

 

[arp2041]

Both Bhutan & BD are colonies of India.............so it's all in the FAMILY

 

[idune]

BDforever - on behalf of Awami League wants to tell us Bhutan is willing sell boulder.

Sure, puran pagol bhat pai na ekhon nutun pagol er amdani!

 

[Jai_Hind]

Adam Ali- "Dorkar hoile Podma nodi satraiya par homu"

^ This guy must be training for Olympics

 

[GR!FF!N]

Both Bhutan & BD are colonies of India.............so it's all in the FAMILY

 

[scholseys]

India to supply hammer and jails, US to supply trucks and china to supply steel......free of charge of course..

 

[eastwatch]

Other than the Indian NE, Bhutan is the only nearby country that can supply BD (good quality) boulders and stones which are available in abundance in that country. BD people will certainly love Bhutanese boulders and will shun Indian sub-standard goods.

But, who knows after failing to influence BD on not giving the Padma Bridge contract to China, India will now come with full diplomatic force to annihilate its small and weak neighbor, Bhutan and dissuade the GoB from getting boulder supply from Bhutan.

 

[idune]

Other than the Indian NE, Bhutan is the only nearby country that can supply BD (good quality) boulders and stones which are available in abundance in that country. BD people will certainly love Bhutanese boulders and will shun Indian sub-standard goods.

Once again we have to deal with more iambengali type bs. Why get stone from Bhutan? so Awami thugs can loot some more money? Have you not heard Maddhapara granite mine?

MADDHAPARA GRANITE MINING COMPANY LIMITED

But, who knows after failing to influence BD on not giving the Padma Bridge contract to China, India will now come with full diplomatic force to annihilate its small and weak neighbor, Bhutan and dissuade the GoB from getting boulder supply from Bhutan.

when india virtually running Awami regime, you are here to deceive people india failed to influence Awami killers and looters? And why would india care if Chinese want to associate itself with Awami thieves.