Bangla govt notifies 4 transit routes

Agartala: The Bangladesh government has declared four transhipment routes for Indian traders in Tripura and other northeastern states, officials said. The four protocol routes are Chittagong Port-Akhaura-Agartala, Mongla Port-Akhaura-Agartala, Chittagong-Bibirbazar-Srimantapur and Mongla Port- Bibirbazar-Srimantapur, they said. “India and Bangladesh have signed an agreement, allowing Indian traders to use Chittagong and Mongla ports in Bangladesh for transportation of goods.