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Description: SASEC brings together Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka in a project-based partnership to promote prosperity for the people in the region.

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A delegation from the Government of Bhutan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, trade bodies, and chamber of commerce, met with officials of India's Northeast Frontier Railway in Alipurduar Railway Division, North Bengal, India, to explore trade collaboration via railway. This could provide Bhutan with a link to Bangladesh to transport automobiles, cement, and stone commodities.

The fourth and final trial run to connect Bangladesh’s Chattogram and Mongla ports to India’s northeastern states via the India–Bangladesh Protocol Route concluded on 7 November 2022, ahead of its December schedule. The trial runs were conducted to iron out issues related to transshipment of goods, and align the immigration and customs arrangements in both countries.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a shift to cross-border trade via rail between Bangladesh and India. An article by Dr. Munshi Muhammad Abdul Kader Jilani, Assistant Professor of the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management, underscores the benefits of developing rail freight transport to further grow bilateral trade, as well as contribute to achieving a sustainable and inclusive development for the SASEC subregion.

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