âNo link between Teesta pact & transitâ
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Author / Source : STAFF REPORTER
Dhaka, Oct 11: Economic affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr Mashiur Rahman on Tuesday cleared the government's stance on transit by saying that "there is no link between the Teesta agreement and transit and transshipment issues".
The advisor was addressing a discussion titled "The Insurance Act and The Sector", organised by Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) at the Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday with ERF president Monwar Hossain in the chair.
Teesta agreement and the issues of transit and transshipment are separate, Dr Mashiur said while replying to a question regarding the trial run of transshipment through Akhaura river port before signing the Teesta agreement.
He said the trial run was needed to understand the multimodal transshipment systems and its customs procedures and identify the possible steps that would help Bangladesh to yield maximum benefit.
Mashiur said India has provided Bangladesh a grant for construction and maintenance of the transit routes from Akhaura to Agartala and development of multimodal river port at Akhaura and the river route from Sherpur to Akhaura.
He said a vested quarter is carrying out propaganda on transit and transshipment by saying that Bangladesh would bear the cost of construction and maintenance of transit and transshipment routes.
Please, refrain from false propaganda. I want to give the message that Bangladesh has received a separate grant from India for the purposes of construction of transit routes and its maintenance, he said.
He also noted that an agreement is in hand of the government of Bangladesh under which Bangladesh can ask India anytime to sit for re-fixing the tariff structure and realisation of the cost for additional damage of roads due to movement of heavy weight transports, which are objected to transit and transshipment.
He said the target of the government of Bangladesh is to establish a relationship with neighboring India so that both the country could be benefitted by exchange of interest and privileges.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Author / Source : STAFF REPORTER
Dhaka, Oct 11: Economic affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr Mashiur Rahman on Tuesday cleared the government's stance on transit by saying that "there is no link between the Teesta agreement and transit and transshipment issues".
The advisor was addressing a discussion titled "The Insurance Act and The Sector", organised by Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) at the Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday with ERF president Monwar Hossain in the chair.
Teesta agreement and the issues of transit and transshipment are separate, Dr Mashiur said while replying to a question regarding the trial run of transshipment through Akhaura river port before signing the Teesta agreement.
He said the trial run was needed to understand the multimodal transshipment systems and its customs procedures and identify the possible steps that would help Bangladesh to yield maximum benefit.
Mashiur said India has provided Bangladesh a grant for construction and maintenance of the transit routes from Akhaura to Agartala and development of multimodal river port at Akhaura and the river route from Sherpur to Akhaura.
He said a vested quarter is carrying out propaganda on transit and transshipment by saying that Bangladesh would bear the cost of construction and maintenance of transit and transshipment routes.
Please, refrain from false propaganda. I want to give the message that Bangladesh has received a separate grant from India for the purposes of construction of transit routes and its maintenance, he said.
He also noted that an agreement is in hand of the government of Bangladesh under which Bangladesh can ask India anytime to sit for re-fixing the tariff structure and realisation of the cost for additional damage of roads due to movement of heavy weight transports, which are objected to transit and transshipment.
He said the target of the government of Bangladesh is to establish a relationship with neighboring India so that both the country could be benefitted by exchange of interest and privileges.
