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INDIA-BANGLADESH MARITIME TRADE: PROTOCOL ON INLAND WATER TRANSIT AND TRADE (PIWTT)

Introduction After the 1971 India-Pakistan War leading to the creation of Bangladesh, India and Bangladesh signed a Treaty of Peace and Friendship, in 1972. Since then, more than 50 bilateral institutional mechanisms were forged between the…
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SHEIKH HASINA’S VISIT TO INDIA: CONSOLIDATING MARITIME COOPERATION

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina was on a State visit to India from 7-10 April 2017. India and Bangladesh not only share a land border, but also a common maritime boundary with both being littoral countries of Bay of Bengal and…
CHINA DELIVERS SUBMARINES TO BANGLADESH: IMPERATIVES, INTENTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS  Image Credits: Dhaka Tribune

CHINA DELIVERS SUBMARINES TO BANGLADESH: IMPERATIVES, INTENTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS  

On 14 November 2016, Bangladesh Navy (BN) took delivery of two old refurbished Chinese Type 035G Ming-class diesel-electric submarines. As part of the US$ 203 million contract signed in 2013, the submarines were handed over to the BN crew during…
JAPAN AND THE BIG-B PLAN FOR BANGLADESH: AN ASSESSMENTImage Credits: Dhaka Tribune

JAPAN AND THE BIG-B PLAN FOR BANGLADESH: AN ASSESSMENT

The Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt (BIG-B) plan for shared economic cooperation was announced in September 2014 when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Dhaka. This marked a new era in Japan-Bangladesh relations as both countries moved towards…
INDIA-BANGLADESH COASTAL SHIPPING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGESImage Credits: The Financial Express

INDIA-BANGLADESH COASTAL SHIPPING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

On 16 March 2016, Bangladesh Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan launched the coastal shipping service between Bangladesh and India at a ceremony at New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port. The Minister said coastal shipping was being…
37TH SAARC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING: BANGLADESH TAKES THE LEAD ON BLUE ECONOMYImage Credits: The Diplomatist

37TH SAARC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING: BANGLADESH TAKES THE LEAD ON BLUE ECONOMY

The 37th Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting was held at Pokhra in Nepal on 17 March 2016. It carries great significance as this is the highest SAARC level meeting to take place before the 19th SAARC Summit is held in Pakistan…

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