The cabinet has permitted neighbouring country Bhutan to use Bangladesh’s land and sea ports for the country’s import and export.
The approval came on Monday from a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office.
“Bhutan is a landlocked country. They have no river or sea port of their own for import-export. Therefore, they get similar opportunities from India also. Now they are getting an opportunity to use Bangladesh’s land and ports”, said Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain after the meeting at the Secretariat.
Mentioning that Bhutan can use Bangladesh’s land and ports for import-export under this agreement, the secretary said, “After signing, this agreement will be sent to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) now. Then NBR will decide the rate of revenue for them (Bhutanese vehicles).”
“After finalising everything, the agreement will be signed,” he added.
At present, Bangladesh has a transit agreement with India which permits the neighbouring country to use some seaports and roads of Bangladesh.
