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Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that effective management of the India-Bangladesh border is key to facilitating economic linkages and people-to-people contact. Speaking at the 10th India-Bangladesh Friendship Dialogue yesterday, Mr. Shringla said, there is a need to work closely to strengthen border infrastructure to ensure smooth transit of goods and people while ensuring that illegal activities are kept under check.

He said, an example of this approach is the objective of establishing additional border haats. Mr. Shringla said, two way trade in the recent past has witnessed a quantum jump with exports from Bangladesh, for the first time, expected to cross two billion dollars this year. He said, early conclusion of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation



Agreement is vital to enhancing this momentum in trade. 

The Foreign Secretary said, another area that needs concerted focus is connectivity.

He said, both nations have made some progress but there is a need to make more effective and sustained efforts. Mr. Shringla said, Bangladesh has historically been an important trade and transportation hub for the subcontinent. 

He said, India and Bangladesh have signed an agreement on the Use Chattogram and Mongla Ports for Transshipment of Goods to and from North East of India. The Foreign Secretary said, fully operationalizing this agreement will bring economic benefits to a range of stakeholders from both countries.




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