Six times as long waterway India and Bangladesh

Bangladesh-India

Highway transport of goods between India and Bangladesh, said it takes six times more than the waterways of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (biaidablitie) Secretary Syed Monowar. As he, moving goods by road takes more than seven days. The river takes 40 days. The rivers become impassable as the main reason for going was to blame. Suggests a way to solve the crisis in the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran. Wednesday 'Bangladesh-India trade and internal nauyogayoga Protocol: challenges and opportunities' lack of navigability of the rivers and the excavation at a seminar on India's proposal comes up. Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and the High Commission of India in Dhaka jointly organized the seminar at the Chamber of Motijheel. 
 Fire was the chief guest at the Prime Minister's economic adviser. The event was conducted by the MCCI president Syed Nasim Manzur. Syed Monowar and siparaitasa Resources Limited, a senior trade adviser Ahmed seminar was presented in two articles.Under the protocol, the article is just one type of Bangladesh-India maritime cargo traffic, said Syed Monwar Hossain. He is no other than the fly ash does not come under the Protocol. Cause a ship to Calcutta at Narayanganj Narayanganj into the cargo during the 40 days it takes to return. But the road is a maximum of seven days to reach. "The river was impassable because of the additional time being, does not lie in the night following the approval of the customs process complexity, inefficiency and the loading and unloading of cargo and the crew was weak infrastructure.Shipping throughout the country under the Protocol, Sirajganj, Narayanganj, Khulna and Mongla port and Kolkata, Haldia, Pandu, has silaghata and karimganj port. Through this agreement, the ports or the ports to the ports of ships from ports (goods and passenger) will go. In addition, there is no charge.Fire prime minister said, the government may think of multimode transport system. He said, "For a long time we have neglected the naval communication. But there is a huge potential of naval protocol. It will utilize the two countries to work on the basis of consensus. Customs, Border and the port will be able to solve the problem. "Pankaj Saran said the two countries could properly implement the protocol will benefit the industry and commerce. But the complex task of coordination between the two governments. We think there needs to be investment in the sector. The need for consultation and joint ventures. India will be very happy if the Navy under the Protocol, including the river dredging in Bangladesh, India, jointly with the World Bank wants to fund. " Pankaj Saran said the transit fee, a fee that covers the right to claim. However, the matter should be left to the market.