Bangladesh offers India to use its crucial Chittagong port
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who underlined the importance of connectivity between the two neighbors and offered her country’s main seaport — Chittagong Port — to India’s landlocked northeastern states like Assam and Tripura.
The Foreign Minister of India arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday and handed over an invitation to Hasina on her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s behalf to visit New Delhi.
Thank Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her warm reception. Conveyed personal greetings of PM @narendramodi.
Our bilateral relations are moving from strength to strength under the guidance of the two leaders. pic.twitter.com/3KAV8P1c0g
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 28, 2022
After the meeting with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, S Jaishankar tweeted “Thank Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her warm reception. Conveyed personal greetings of PM Narendra Modi. Our bilateral relations are moving from strength to strength under the guidance of the two leaders.”
The Press Secretary of the Bangladesh Prime Minister, Ihsanul Karim said “During the meeting, Prime Minister Hasina said the two countries had to boost the connectivity further, the enhanced connectivity was needed for mutual benefit. India’s northeastern region would particularly benefit from using Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong Port.”
The port handles 80 percent of Bangladesh’s export-import trade and has been used by India, Nepal, and Bhutan for trans-shipment.
However, the decision taken by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will help India to boost its trade with SAARC nations. On the other side, transportation of goods in the seven sister states of India will be more easier in the next few years.
(Vinayak)
