Dhaka hopes to settle entry to Asian Highway next week
Bangladesh is expected to settle its entry in the Asian Highway network at an upcoming meeting of Asian transport ministers scheduled to be held in Bangkok next week, said communication minister Abul Hossain on Sunday. Dhaka has sought accession to the multilateral treaty last August, but still requires support from two neighboring countries to complete the formalities. It is expected that supports from India and Myanmar could be obtained at the Bangkok meetings to be held on December 17-18, the communication minister told New Age. Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main political opposition, opposes the Asian Highway link-up saying it would provide 'transit' to India for its northeastern region. Two other proposed routes announced as the main routes by the Asian Highway authorities would connect only India and Bangladesh. Dhaka is trying to convince Yangon to construct the road so that it could establish direct road link with the Chinese city of Kunming through Myanmar, he said.
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