Chattogram Bureau :
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswamy has said that the use of Chattogram sea port could benefit the northeastern states of India and even Bhutan and Nepal. As a result, both Bangladesh and India may be benefitted and it may become the gateway of the Indian NE states. He said it at an exchange meeting with the directors, businessmen and civil society of the Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Bangabandhu Conference Hall, Agargaon, Dhaka.
Noting that the northeastern states of India, including Bhutan and Nepal, could benefit from the use of the pionner sea port of Bangladesh , Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswamy said both Bangladesh and India could benefit.
He said Bangladesh is emerging as a larger economy. This region is the market of 25 crore people, Chattogram is being considered as the gateway. Trade, maritime and manufacturing sectors are prominent in Chattogram. Regional and global development depends on strong ties with neighbors. Therefore, friendship must be made sustainable through mutual cooperation in services and production.
He emphasized the need to formulate long-term as well as two- to three-year development plans and noted that there were many opportunities to work in the areas of logistics, ports, infrastructure, communications and manufacturing.
Chamber President Mahbubul Alam highlighted the historical context of Bangladesh-India relations and thanked the people and government of India for their cooperation in the War of Independence.
He proposed the formation of a special task force comprising concerned ministries, ambassadors and business leaders to formulate a 10-year development plan based on mutual cooperation to harness the potential of both the countries.
Apart from this, transportation of goods by sea and inland waterways, development of freight transport system by rail, acceleration of unloading of goods through simplification and development of land ports, further digitization of land ports through exchange of electronic data.
The president of the chamber proposed to set up a laboratory or testing center jointly to reduce the trade deficit. He thinks it is possible to increase communication between the people of both the countries through religious tourism.
The meeting was chaired by Chamber President Mahbubul Alam and addressed by among others, Chamber Directors SM Abu Tayyab, Anjan Shekhar Das, Syed Mohammad Tanvir, former Director Mahfuzul Haque Shah, BSRM MD Amir Ali Hussain, Women Chamber Senior Vice President Abida Mostafa and Dr. Munal Mahbub, Engineer Monwar Shahadat (Shovon), Vice Chairman, Base Textile Limited, Shakil Ahmed Tanvir, MD, Green Grain Group, Rashik Mahmud, MD, Capital Petroleum Limited and Tanim Shahriar and Marks Bangladesh Limited, a CCCI release said.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswamy has said that the use of Chattogram sea port could benefit the northeastern states of India and even Bhutan and Nepal. As a result, both Bangladesh and India may be benefitted and it may become the gateway of the Indian NE states. He said it at an exchange meeting with the directors, businessmen and civil society of the Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Bangabandhu Conference Hall, Agargaon, Dhaka.
Noting that the northeastern states of India, including Bhutan and Nepal, could benefit from the use of the pionner sea port of Bangladesh , Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswamy said both Bangladesh and India could benefit.
He said Bangladesh is emerging as a larger economy. This region is the market of 25 crore people, Chattogram is being considered as the gateway. Trade, maritime and manufacturing sectors are prominent in Chattogram. Regional and global development depends on strong ties with neighbors. Therefore, friendship must be made sustainable through mutual cooperation in services and production.
He emphasized the need to formulate long-term as well as two- to three-year development plans and noted that there were many opportunities to work in the areas of logistics, ports, infrastructure, communications and manufacturing.
Chamber President Mahbubul Alam highlighted the historical context of Bangladesh-India relations and thanked the people and government of India for their cooperation in the War of Independence.
He proposed the formation of a special task force comprising concerned ministries, ambassadors and business leaders to formulate a 10-year development plan based on mutual cooperation to harness the potential of both the countries.
Apart from this, transportation of goods by sea and inland waterways, development of freight transport system by rail, acceleration of unloading of goods through simplification and development of land ports, further digitization of land ports through exchange of electronic data.
The president of the chamber proposed to set up a laboratory or testing center jointly to reduce the trade deficit. He thinks it is possible to increase communication between the people of both the countries through religious tourism.
The meeting was chaired by Chamber President Mahbubul Alam and addressed by among others, Chamber Directors SM Abu Tayyab, Anjan Shekhar Das, Syed Mohammad Tanvir, former Director Mahfuzul Haque Shah, BSRM MD Amir Ali Hussain, Women Chamber Senior Vice President Abida Mostafa and Dr. Munal Mahbub, Engineer Monwar Shahadat (Shovon), Vice Chairman, Base Textile Limited, Shakil Ahmed Tanvir, MD, Green Grain Group, Rashik Mahmud, MD, Capital Petroleum Limited and Tanim Shahriar and Marks Bangladesh Limited, a CCCI release said.
