Bangladesh Fooled By Indian Tansit Deal
Read what Bangla Weeky "Shapathic Budbar" has to say on the whole issue
How Bangladesh is not getting "Transit Tariffs" from Indian goods shipped through Bangladesh roads into India's North east region .The whole arguments presented to the people of Bangladesh by the present Government and section of civil society -like Center For Policy Dialog ( CPD ) was that Bangladesh will earn US $ 800 million to 1 billion annually by allowing Transit Facilities to India , this was to be earned by way tariff on Indian goods shipped through Bangladesh territories into Indian Seven states in North East .
This however is not the case anymore , some key advisors in Prime Minister's office under intense pressure and lobby from Indian high Commission in Dhaka has given in and asked relevant authorities to suspend collecting transit fees on Indian goods shipments through it's territories . The question is ? when even Bangladesh transport vehicles has to pay roads and transport tax to use the country's infrastructure , how in the hell Indian Transports gets away without paying any tariff or fees ,while using Bangladesh infrastructure. The strange and ironic thing is that very few Newspapers and Govt official are protesting or debating this critical & impotent issue .
Read what Bangla Weeky "Shapathic Budbar" has to say on the whole issue ( text is in Bangla )
Here is the Link to the story : http://budhbar.com/?p=3222
http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=339488
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