Transit facilty inagurates with India

Indian transit thru BD begins formally

Bangladesh and India are set to formally allow transit facility for trade and transportation, with provision of a third-country access. Goods in transit will be brought from Kolkata to Ashuganj through a river route and then from Ashuganj to Agartala, the capital of Tripura, on land route. It will be inaugurated with transshipment of a consignment to India's northeastern state. All charges are to be bourne by Indian traders, which was free previously.

Revised river transit fees

River transit fees to be fixed next month

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: