India, Bangladesh agree on northeastern rail link

[my2cents]

Good that you have accepted otherwise your other countrymen here were saying the opposit.

by the way this deal looks far good for India

Well India is providing the financing...so, should not be any burden for you guys.

 

[Spring Onion]

There are two mutually exclusive types of Bangladeshi people

1. Those who think good for Bangladesh

2. Harm India, hate India is the main agenda.

This thread is a measure to know who stands where.

There is another version of this statement


There are two mutually exclusive types of Bangladeshi people

1. Those who think good for Bangladesh hence they oppose any sell out. (that does not mean they hate or harm India)

2. Those (awamis) who think good for India even if at cost of harming BD interests.

Well India is providing the financing...so, should not be any burden for you guys.

why india dint succeed in doing so within own land and needed BD ?

As always, begaani shaadimein abdullah deewana.

as always the banaya attitude towards BD

 

[LaBong]

Good development. Haters gonna hate!

 

[INDIC]

huh seems the Indians are too desparate to hear a blunt comment and not a soft one so here goes


This deal is only to faciliate India since India doesnt have balls to connect NE completly

The Indians should bow down to Bangladeshis in gratitude for connecting NE India with rest of Bharat.

Again a very valuable comment with 100% ignorance. Leave it, it seems you don't have idea about the news.

as always the banaya attitude towards BD

Kisne kisko banaya. kya banaya kyon banaya.

 

[DARKY]

huh seems the Indians are too desparate to hear a blunt comment and not a soft one so here goes


This deal is only to faciliate India since India doesnt have balls to connect NE completly

The Indians should bow down to Bangladeshis in gratitude for connecting NE India with rest of Bharat.

And I thought there would be some sense.... Veteran member

You don't have the measure of Indian balls... It seems.

 

[arp2041]

by the way this deal looks far good for India

Auntyji apko ki fark penda??

Jab BD ki fikr karni chahiye thi tab ki nahi.......aur ab 42 saal baad achanak BD bhaiyo ki TENSION ho rahi hai???

Woh ek hindi me kahavat hai:

"Ab pachtay hot kya jab alag ho gaya pura ek DESH"

 

[my2cents]

There is another version of this statement


There are two mutually exclusive types of Bangladeshi people

1. Those who think good for Bangladesh hence they oppose any sell out. (that does not mean they hate or harm India)

2. Those (awamis) who think good for India even if at cost of harming BD interests.

How can trade between two countries is a sell out ??

Even if it is good for Bangladesh and India, you find some section of PDFer sprout up to oppose it, because it is a RAW conspiracy. Awamis get elected by the people of BD, so guys you should start trusting your own govt.

why india dint succeed in doing so within own land and needed BD ?

It is an alternate and historic route which links NE states and it saves time and distance. It is pure economics my dear Watson, nothing else.

as always the banaya attitude towards BD [/QUOTE]

 

[nair]

Good move... I the distance reduce from 1500 to 300.... I would say thats a great move as far as india is concerned... and should thank BD for accepting this agreement.... I am sure this is more important to india than BD.....

 

[Dillinger]

Good move... I the distance reduce from 1500 to 300.... I would say thats a great move as far as india is concerned... and should thank BD for accepting this agreement.... I am sure this is more important to india than BD.....

We should repay this by linking the India-Mayanmar-Thailand highway and nodes with Bangladesh. It'll boost regional trade and BD will get a share of the pie.

 

[IND151]

^^ good idea

 

[Moander]

India, Bangladesh agree on northeastern rail link

India, Bangladesh agree on northeastern rail link - khabarsouthasia.com

Just 20km of track – restoring the pre-partition link between Akhaura and Agartala – will be a linchpin for South Asian connectivity, and a huge boon for India's regional connectivity.

By K.R. Chowdhury for Khabar South Asia in Dhaka
April 16, 2013

In a recent move, Dhaka and Delhi have agreed to build a rail connection between Akhaura in Bangladesh and India's Tripura state, a link that would not only boost cross-border trade but also enable India to access its remote northeastern states far faster, via Bangladesh.


A member of India's Border Security Force (BSF) checks the documents of Dhaka-bound travellers at the check post in Agartala, capital of northeastern Tripura state, in February 2009. Bangladesh and India have agreed to build a vital rail link between Akhaura, Bangladesh and Agartala. [AFP]


Abul Kalam Azad, secretary to Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance, and Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pankaj Saran, signed a pact February 16th to build a 20km track between Akhaura, a major rail hub in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh, and Agartala, the capital of Tripura state.

Under the deal, Delhi would provide over $60.3m in aid for the project, expected to be completed in two years. At present, there is only one rail link between India and Bangladesh, between Dhaka and Kolkata.

"The process is under way to form a joint committee to select vendors for the project," Amzad Hossain, Bangladesh Railway additional director general told Khabar South Asia.

"We have got the Indian nomination for the committee; we will start working soon. Hopefully, we can finish the project in the next two years."

Opening markets, boosting development

The current absence of a rail line from Bangladesh to the "Seven Sisters", the seven states of India's northeast, forces India to carry cargo 1,500km through the Siliguri corridor known as "Chicken Neck".

Prior to partition in 1947, Akhaura and Agartala were connected, serving as a major link between Chittagong port and Tripura. After the conflict, Akhaura fell to East Pakistan (later Bangladesh) and Agartala became part of India.

"Any communication link--either road or rail--opens up business opportunities," said Sheikh Afil Uddin, director of the Akij Group company SAF Industries Limited. "So, the Akhaura-Agartala rail link will certainly widen up avenues for the businessmen of both Bangladesh and India."

Humayun Kabir, a Bangladeshi diplomat who served as deputy high commissioner in Kolkata, told Khabar that India would "tremendously be benefitted" from the project.

"They can unload their products in the Chittagong port (from Kolkata or Mumbai) and carry to Agartala, which is connected with other six states," Kabir said. "It will reduce the cost of business. In the future it will also connect Bangladesh and India with Southeast Asia through the (Burma)-Thailand link."

Former Bangladesh Railway directory General T.A. Chowdhury told Khabar the project would fetch foreign currency for Bangladesh Railway to carry Indian cargo from Chittagong port to the landlocked northeastern states via Akhaura.

"At present, the Indian railway travels about 1,500 km to carry cargo to the Seven Sisters. If implemented, the Akhaura-Agartala rail link will reduce the distance to only 200 km," said Chowdhury, one of the negotiators for the project.

Delwar Hossain, a professor of International Relations at Dhaka University, told Khabar the rail link could be "one of the factors for greater integration of India as far as regional connectivity is concerned".

"Again, it will certainly increase business activities and development in its northeastern states," he said.

An Indian high commission statement said the new link will help promote trade and cross-border contact among people, and will open up new markets in the northeastern states for Bangladeshi goods. The link would also be vital for the Trans – Asian Railway Network (TAR), of which both India and Bangladesh are members.

As part of TAR, India is already constructing a 350 km rail link from Jiribam in India to Moreh, Burma. Bangladesh can also benefit by using this connection, the statement said.

We should first resolve the long standing issue between Bangladesh & India than we can decide upon these rail link.

 

[nair]

We should repay this by linking the India-Mayanmar-Thailand highway and nodes with Bangladesh. It'll boost regional trade and BD will get a share of the pie.

the best way to gain confidence in common citizen is to help each other where ever possible.... this will make the relationship stronger and stronger..... we should have few neighbors who trust us......

 

[IND151]

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[INDIC]

huh seems the Indians are too desparate to hear a blunt comment and not a soft one so here goes


This deal is only to faciliate India since India doesnt have balls to connect NE completly

The Indians should bow down to Bangladeshis in gratitude for connecting NE India with rest of Bharat.

Isn't Pakistan pleading to be China's transit to Western China though Gwadar to have a Chinese funded railway line through P0K. You even handed over Gwadar to China

 

[IND151]

India, Bangladesh agree on northeastern rail link

India, Bangladesh agree on northeastern rail link - khabarsouthasia.com

Just 20km of track – restoring the pre-partition link between Akhaura and Agartala – will be a linchpin for South Asian connectivity, and a huge boon for India's regional connectivity.

By K.R. Chowdhury for Khabar South Asia in Dhaka
April 16, 2013

In a recent move, Dhaka and Delhi have agreed to build a rail connection between Akhaura in Bangladesh and India's Tripura state, a link that would not only boost cross-border trade but also enable India to access its remote northeastern states far faster, via Bangladesh.


A member of India's Border Security Force (BSF) checks the documents of Dhaka-bound travellers at the check post in Agartala, capital of northeastern Tripura state, in February 2009. Bangladesh and India have agreed to build a vital rail link between Akhaura, Bangladesh and Agartala. [AFP]


Abul Kalam Azad, secretary to Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance, and Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pankaj Saran, signed a pact February 16th to build a 20km track between Akhaura, a major rail hub in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh, and Agartala, the capital of Tripura state.

Under the deal, Delhi would provide over $60.3m in aid for the project, expected to be completed in two years. At present, there is only one rail link between India and Bangladesh, between Dhaka and Kolkata.

"The process is under way to form a joint committee to select vendors for the project," Amzad Hossain, Bangladesh Railway additional director general told Khabar South Asia.

"We have got the Indian nomination for the committee; we will start working soon. Hopefully, we can finish the project in the next two years."

Opening markets, boosting development

The current absence of a rail line from Bangladesh to the "Seven Sisters", the seven states of India's northeast, forces India to carry cargo 1,500km through the Siliguri corridor known as "Chicken Neck".

Prior to partition in 1947, Akhaura and Agartala were connected, serving as a major link between Chittagong port and Tripura. After the conflict, Akhaura fell to East Pakistan (later Bangladesh) and Agartala became part of India.

"Any communication link--either road or rail--opens up business opportunities," said Sheikh Afil Uddin, director of the Akij Group company SAF Industries Limited. "So, the Akhaura-Agartala rail link will certainly widen up avenues for the businessmen of both Bangladesh and India."

Humayun Kabir, a Bangladeshi diplomat who served as deputy high commissioner in Kolkata, told Khabar that India would "tremendously be benefitted" from the project.

"They can unload their products in the Chittagong port (from Kolkata or Mumbai) and carry to Agartala, which is connected with other six states," Kabir said. "It will reduce the cost of business. In the future it will also connect Bangladesh and India with Southeast Asia through the (Burma)-Thailand link."

Former Bangladesh Railway directory General T.A. Chowdhury told Khabar the project would fetch foreign currency for Bangladesh Railway to carry Indian cargo from Chittagong port to the landlocked northeastern states via Akhaura.

"At present, the Indian railway travels about 1,500 km to carry cargo to the Seven Sisters. If implemented, the Akhaura-Agartala rail link will reduce the distance to only 200 km," said Chowdhury, one of the negotiators for the project.

Delwar Hossain, a professor of International Relations at Dhaka University, told Khabar the rail link could be "one of the factors for greater integration of India as far as regional connectivity is concerned".

"Again, it will certainly increase business activities and development in its northeastern states," he said.

An Indian high commission statement said the new link will help promote trade and cross-border contact among people, and will open up new markets in the northeastern states for Bangladeshi goods. The link would also be vital for the Trans – Asian Railway Network (TAR), of which both India and Bangladesh are members.

As part of TAR, India is already constructing a 350 km rail link from Jiribam in India to Moreh, Burma. Bangladesh can also benefit by using this connection, the statement said.

Thanks for info