Cargo movement between NE and Chittagong port to start soon: B’desh minister

According to the neighbouring nation’s Minister of State for Shipping, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, transit and transhipment of cargo between Northeastern India and Bangladesh utilising Chittagong port will begin soon. With access to Bangladesh’s Chittagong port, which is only 70 kilometres from Sabroom in the northeastern state, Tripura is slated to become the “Gateway of the North East,” according to him. “We are prepared to begin the transshipment and transit of products between Bangladesh and India’s northeastern region through Chittagong. Trial runs were completed, and preparations have also been made for immigration and customs formalities on the Bangladeshi side. Chowdhury

By Priyana Nbmarks