[ALOCHONA] BD concedes Transit Corridor to India?

And what about Port Charges that BD Port Authority collects from every ship that loads or unloads?
What about Business that BD Railway and Trucking Companies would get transporting Goods?
What about India's help in building the Roads that those Trucks would use?
None of that is going to create any jobs for high Un-employment Bangladeshis?
Oh no, BD is going to load-unload all Goods for free paying the Labor cost of loading and unloading, would buy Trucks, put Petrol in those Trucks, hire Truck Drivers to drive them out of her Pocket, no charge to India, right?
Suez and Panama Canal Toll Tax is more than $ 100,000 per Ship because they save a lot of time and Fuel. Every Cost in this world is based on convenience a service provides. Iranian Sea Port Bander Abbas is a lot bigger than Pakistan's 2 ports in Karachi combined because its not over taxing the Ships.
Karachi used to be Airliner Hub but Illegal Money Extortion Rackets of Pakistan's Agencies, mistreatment of Airline Staff, continuous raping of every good looking Flight Stewardesses by Pak Army-men and passing Missiles near flying Airliners were not the only reason. Pakistan had raised Landing Fee for Airlines too high also.
Result?
None of the any big International Airlines have been flying to Karachi for the last 5 years and Dubai has become a lot bigger Airline Hub than Karachi ever was.
So, you see, Need is Mother of Inventions. Only people, who see opportunity, benefit from it. Not the too conservative fussy or corrupt ones.
If BD can bargain for more on this, she should but should not reject a good opportunity.

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Shahadat Hussaini <shahadathussaini@...> wrote:
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> Thanks for your comments. Though, it was very hard for me to judge wheather you commented on me or Mr. Turkman.
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> I totally agree with you on that (that is fee or chatge). There should be a hefty surcharge or fee to make money through this transit/corridor avenue. We should make 2.3 billion dollars (per one calculation by CPD) in 30 years if we spend 1.7 billion in iproving our infra-structure. But, Inida says, "What fees?" We do not have fee included in our agreement. There were hue and cry from our custom's department on that. They stopped mobilasation of Indian vessels in our territory. You must have remembered what our wise Finance Minister Mr. Abul 'Maal' abdul Muhith said then, "কিছু একটা তà§&lsqauo; নেবই, এমনিতে তà§&lsqauo; ছাড়া যায়না". That means Bangladesh is getting nutta/zip from India even though imprvement will be done by our tax payer's money or international loan (the one we got few months ago from India with above and beyond international interest rates). India is not following any international norms in this regard. In this regard i am attaching an article written by a prominent diplomat. Please refer to the article.
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> http://www.sydneybashi-bangla.com/Articles/Harun_Transit%20Issue%20with%20India.pdf
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> To: Diagnose@yahoogroups.com; chottala@yahoogroups.com
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> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:23:53 -0400
> Subject: [Alapon] Re: [Diagnose] BD concedes Transit Corridor to India?
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> Every bilateral treaty or transit whether it is truck transport, container transport or pipeline has fees , taxes and surcharges . there is nothing is free.
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> For example; Suez Canal fee for a medium size ship will cost about $ 165,000 dollar just to pass the canal while Panama Fees for same $ 55,000 dollar
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> on the other hand there are many cross border transportation betwwen sea or land locked countries like Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, Bolivia etc also pays hefty fees, taxes and surcharges while
> Turkey, Egypt , Iran or Azerbaizan etc etc may cost fior container or truck between $ 75.00 to 250 dollar
> Also between USA and Canada or Mexican fees are also between 25 to 95 dollar.
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> So if anyone do not know of the world trade or cross border trade and its fees, taxes and surcharges please do not mislead reader.
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> Subject: RE: [Diagnose] BD concedes Transit Corridor to India?
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> You probably don't know that Bangladesh gets zip nutta from India by giving transit/transhipment. The other countries that you cited as examples get good amount of revenue in terms of fees to make money. You are comparing apple to oranges though the situations look alike. If India gives proper fees then there should not be any problem. But Hasina in some cases gave more than they needed. Please talk substance, not just talk.
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> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:52:47 -0700
> Subject: [Diagnose] BD concedes Transit Corridor to India?
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> * She is at fault in making money through Bandar Abbas port also because it is providing Transit Corridor to Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and all Central Asian States 2 decades ago.
> Iran is so stupid that 2 decades ago, she spent billions to build a Highway connecting that port of Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan and also built a Railway Line going through whole length of the country from that port to connect with old USSR Railway System northeast of her.
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> * And then, there is a stupid country, Germany that conceded Transit to Soviet Natural Gas Pipe Line in 1970's to let her Gas be sold to almost all countries in Continental Europe despite US Opposition.
> USA is a stupid country. She had also conceded transit of Natural Gas Pipe line to Canada going through whole north-south length of it going to Mexico.
> * Pakistan is another example of such stupid concession. She has conceded transit to Iranian Gas Pipe Line despite US Opposition, going to India and our stupid Enemy, India has conceded Transit of that Pipe line to BD after it reaches her.
> What can we do?
> This world is full of stupid countries like BD.
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> --- In reform-bd@yahoogroups.com, Zoglul Husain <zoglul@> wrote:
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> > http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=177610
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> > Comment: We are totally opposed to transit/corridor agreement with India under the present circumstances. Roads constructed for these purposes will almost certainly be used for India's military purposes, which may even be from the very first consignment of smaller items, scheduled from 20 March. (Please see: ODC shipment begins March 20 http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=2&id=189840). This is not only a security risk, it is occupation of our infrastructure, an attempt to subjugate us, which may also drag us between warring parties.
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> > I don't know if there would be demos, barricades, etc., but the govt is making a grievous betrayal of the country. They know we were denied transit from/to Nepal, Bhutan, etc. They know the problems between the two countries have not been resolved. The very serious problems of river water, border killings, smuggling in India's favour, enclaves, trade policies, conspiracy and hegemony, military and security, etc., etc. are in the way of developing friendly relations between the two countries. The govt is still behaving like lackeys mesmerised under the spell of a hegemonic power.
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> > It's all an utter betrayal of national interest and sovereignty. We condemn the govt on Hasina's MoU's with India, in which our national interests have been sold out and our sovereignty surrendered. We must unite to resist these.
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