Puffin
FULL MEMBER
- Joined
- May 27, 2023
- Messages
- 587
- Reaction score
- 0
- Country
- Location
Yeah, sure!
The real price is Tk.1058 per ton goods transported through Bangladesh. But bheekari India agreed to pay just Tk.192 per ton goods transported through Bangladesh.
The figures quoted by your own country are different.
You are being pointed at by the World Bank for charging 3 times more than India for transportation. Bangladesh pays India 3 times less for transport.
Reducing logistics costs could boost Bangladeshi exports by 20%: World Bank
Transporting each tonne of goods using a 16-tonne-capacity truck costs $0.06 in Bangladesh, three times more than that in neighbouring India and Pakistan
Bangladesh could boost its exports by 20 percent if it reduces logistics costs – which now stand at 4.5-47.9 percent of total sales value.
The main reason behind the excessive logistics expenses is the high cost of transportation. Transporting each tonne of goods using a 16-tonne-capacity truck costs $0.06 in Bangladesh – three times more than that in neighbouring India and Pakistan, said a World Bank report published on Wednesday.
Transportation cost per tonne for per kilometre is $0.024 in India and $0.02 in Pakistan. Bangladesh ranked 100th among 161 countries in the World Bank Logistics Performance Index 2018
The Business Standard