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India recently calls tender with deadline of June 7, 2013 to set up a container terminal at Narayanganj for the proposed transit where Ministry of Shipping and Board of Investment of Bangladesh knows nothing about it...
Anu Muhammad described it as a threat to sovereignty of Bangladesh and questioned whether we have independence?
This is the copy of the tender...
Created on May 22, 2013 at 10:49
Container terminal: Govt unaware of Indias plan
Tribune Online Report Bangladesh
Container terminal: Govt
The terminal is to be built on about 46 acres of land owned by the Kumudini Welfare Trust of Bengal Limited, Bangladesh (KWTB) on the bank of Shitalakkhya River
A view of an inland container terminal
India is planning to construct an inland container terminal in Narayanganj and has already called for tenders of a feasibility study, without approaching the Bangladeshi authorities.
The terminal is to be built on about 46 acres of land owned by the Kumudini Welfare Trust of Bengal Limited, Bangladesh (KWTB) on the bank of Shitalakkhya River.
The Indian external affairs ministry advertised for tenders for what it called a Techno-Commercial Feasibility study for setting-up an Inland Container port at Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
The advertisement, available on its website, says bids can be submitted until 3pm on June 7 and that the call is based on the interest KWTB showed to an Indian partner.
However, Bangladeshs Ministry of Shipping, Department of Shipping and Board of Investment said it had no knowledge of the initiative and that it had not approved any such project.
A senior shipping ministry official said if any foreign government wants to invest in Bangladesh, then it needs to offer a formal and specific proposal to the ministry concerned. The proposal would then have to be approved by the Board of Investment and other departments before it could be initiated.
Shipping minister Shajahan Khan told the Dhaka Tribune on Monday that his ministry permitted Kumudini to construct a terminal in Narayanganj river port. Right now, I am not up to date on the development on the construction, he said.
The shipping departments director general, Jobair Ahmad, said it was not aware of any such agreement. To implement any such project, any organisation needs to contact the ministry first. The ministry will then forward the proposal to the involved departments.
If the Indian government has any formal plan to initiate a joint investment for an inland container terminal, it will obviously need to consult the shipping department, he said.
The tender called for traffic study, financial appraisal and preparation of a detailed report to achieve the objective. The plan should include a location assessment, a review of industrial clusters and production centres, a review of functional inland container depots or container freight stations, a primary survey, and data analysis. It also said the technical plan should include traffic projections for the next 15-20 years, land usage and facility plan and commercial feasibility of the proposed inland container port.
The plan should also include costs of land, development of surface of the terminal, infrastructure including cargo handling equipment, warehouse, fire safety measures and others along with warehousing income, revenue from value added services, cost of running rakes, terminal handling costs, manpower costs, electricity expenses and more. The time frame of the proposed study has been selected as 14 weeks in phase-wise manner.
Kumudini container terminal chief executive officer Muhammad Farooq denied having struck a deal with the Indian government and claimed that this is just an initial proposal.
The officials of Container Corporation of India came to Bangladesh a few months ago and visited several government and private container terminals, he told the Dhaka Tribune.
He added that Bangladesh imports a good number of products through the Benapole border and the Indian government is looking for a river-link. It could be that they have primarily selected our terminal since it is just beside the Narayanganj railway station. They are now conducting feasibility assessment and if they get positive results, they will formally contact us about the agreement.
We are looking for joint venture initiatives, but it is just an initial proposal, we have not signed any agreements.
Anu Muhammad described it as a threat to sovereignty of Bangladesh and questioned whether we have independence?
This is the copy of the tender...
Created on May 22, 2013 at 10:49
Container terminal: Govt unaware of Indias plan
Tribune Online Report Bangladesh
Container terminal: Govt
The terminal is to be built on about 46 acres of land owned by the Kumudini Welfare Trust of Bengal Limited, Bangladesh (KWTB) on the bank of Shitalakkhya River
A view of an inland container terminal
India is planning to construct an inland container terminal in Narayanganj and has already called for tenders of a feasibility study, without approaching the Bangladeshi authorities.
The terminal is to be built on about 46 acres of land owned by the Kumudini Welfare Trust of Bengal Limited, Bangladesh (KWTB) on the bank of Shitalakkhya River.
The Indian external affairs ministry advertised for tenders for what it called a Techno-Commercial Feasibility study for setting-up an Inland Container port at Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
The advertisement, available on its website, says bids can be submitted until 3pm on June 7 and that the call is based on the interest KWTB showed to an Indian partner.
However, Bangladeshs Ministry of Shipping, Department of Shipping and Board of Investment said it had no knowledge of the initiative and that it had not approved any such project.
A senior shipping ministry official said if any foreign government wants to invest in Bangladesh, then it needs to offer a formal and specific proposal to the ministry concerned. The proposal would then have to be approved by the Board of Investment and other departments before it could be initiated.
Shipping minister Shajahan Khan told the Dhaka Tribune on Monday that his ministry permitted Kumudini to construct a terminal in Narayanganj river port. Right now, I am not up to date on the development on the construction, he said.
The shipping departments director general, Jobair Ahmad, said it was not aware of any such agreement. To implement any such project, any organisation needs to contact the ministry first. The ministry will then forward the proposal to the involved departments.
If the Indian government has any formal plan to initiate a joint investment for an inland container terminal, it will obviously need to consult the shipping department, he said.
The tender called for traffic study, financial appraisal and preparation of a detailed report to achieve the objective. The plan should include a location assessment, a review of industrial clusters and production centres, a review of functional inland container depots or container freight stations, a primary survey, and data analysis. It also said the technical plan should include traffic projections for the next 15-20 years, land usage and facility plan and commercial feasibility of the proposed inland container port.
The plan should also include costs of land, development of surface of the terminal, infrastructure including cargo handling equipment, warehouse, fire safety measures and others along with warehousing income, revenue from value added services, cost of running rakes, terminal handling costs, manpower costs, electricity expenses and more. The time frame of the proposed study has been selected as 14 weeks in phase-wise manner.
Kumudini container terminal chief executive officer Muhammad Farooq denied having struck a deal with the Indian government and claimed that this is just an initial proposal.
The officials of Container Corporation of India came to Bangladesh a few months ago and visited several government and private container terminals, he told the Dhaka Tribune.
He added that Bangladesh imports a good number of products through the Benapole border and the Indian government is looking for a river-link. It could be that they have primarily selected our terminal since it is just beside the Narayanganj railway station. They are now conducting feasibility assessment and if they get positive results, they will formally contact us about the agreement.
We are looking for joint venture initiatives, but it is just an initial proposal, we have not signed any agreements.
