Bangladesh and India have decided to conduct a feasibility study on a comprehensive bilateral free-trade agreement covering goods and services, reopen the border haats and operationalise the busy Benapole-Petrapole trade point round the clock.
NEW DELHI, Mar 5: India and Bangladesh will soon finalise a joint study on the prospects of entering into a bilateral free trade agreement, which aims at further strengthening economic ties between the countries, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. The issue was discussed during a meeting between Commerce Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam and Bangladesh’s Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Tapan Kanti Ghosh on March 4. Both sides held extensive discussions on a variety of issues including the development of railway […]