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RCCI-INDIAN ENVOY (with picture)
India working to expand bilateral trade with Bangladesh: Sanjeev
RANGPUR, June 16, 2019 (BSS) – Assistant High Commissioner (AHC) of India
Sanjeev Kumar Bhati here today said India would continue to work
constructively in expanding bilateral trade and commerce with Bangladesh.
“The two neighbouring countries are working together for further cementing
warm friendly relations and people-to-people connectivity to explore
potential of the regional economy,” the Indian envoy, stationed at Rajshahi,
said.
Sanjeev said this at a function organised by Rangpur Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (RCCI) at its Board Room to accord him warm reception on his
appointment as the new Indian AHC at Rajshahi.
Presided over by RCCI President Mostofa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu, its Senior
Vice-President Mostoba Hossain Ripon welcomed the Indian envoy and narrated
trade situations between the two friendly countries.
The RCCI President greeted Sanjeev with wreaths and handed over a crest of
the organisation to him in the function participated by incumbent and former
executives and Directors of RCCI, local exporters, importers and journalists.
Some importers and exporters discussed prevailing issues related to
import-export, trade and commerce between the two neighbouring nations,
immigration check post, visa and transit visa.
They raised problems like lack of modern infrastructures, warehouse,
quarantine and other testing facilities for Bangladeshi export items at
Chengrabandha land customs station, poor quality and less weight of some
imported Indian goods.
Congratulating the Indian envoy, RCCI President Titu stressed on further
strengthening brotherly relations and extending bilateral trade and commerce
by resolving prevailing problems to explore full potential of the regional
economy.
He suggested for upgrading the Chengrabandha land customs station at
Fulbari inside India opposite Burimari land port of Bangladesh into a full-
fledged land port so that permissible goods of both countries might be
imported and exported easily.
He said exporters and importers of Bangladesh like to enjoy full
facilities of the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement
(MVA).
He suggested the envoy to wave off additional endorsement in Indian visa
to enable Bangladeshi exporters and importers in visiting Bhutan and Nepal
easily to expand regional trade and commerce among the Bangladesh-Bhutan-
India-Nepal nations.
“India can consider for joint investments involving investors both at
government and private initiatives in the potential agro-economy based
northern region of Bangladesh to benefit peoples of both countries,” Titu
added.
The Indian envoy assured of taking steps to further easing transit visa
for exporters and importers of Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal and resolving
some problems like non-tariff barriers for Bangladeshi goods to enhance
bilateral trade and commerce.
BSS/MI/SSS/1741 hrs