In the next inter-ministerial meeting, Bangladesh will submit the proposal to India for the river transit fees to a maximum of Tk 382 or US $2.9 per tonne. This had a minimum of Tk 282 per tonne, the structure was drafted in another such meeting last month, while the entire fee structure will be finalized in an upcoming secretarial meeting.
The structure of the fee will be segregated to three components:
- NBR will charge Tk 130 a tonne, which may be revised to TK 180 for security provision
- Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority will charge Tk 10 a tonne, for ease of transit; warehouse charges will be separate
- Road Transport and Highways Division will charge Tk 1.024 per tonne per km, e.g. Tk 52 from Ashuganj to Akhaura
For river transits, India pays Tk 10 crore annually to Bangladesh currently. The revised structure, scaled up has been proposed by Bangladesh, also hinted upon agreement by India. Various other fees are also acquired for transit purposes e.g. every shipping voyage, pilot charge, landing shipping, labor handling, etc.
Road Transit fees are to be set yet, but Bangladesh has developed a temporary structure for road transits, for India to transport.
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