Bangladesh & India agree to fence "vulnerable" border patches

NEW DELHI: After a virtual summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina agreed to facilitate the completion of border fencing at all pending sectors at the international border between both the countries at the earliest beginning from the Tripura (India)-Bangladesh sector.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina requested the Indian side to consider Bangladesh’s proposal to name the historic road from Mujib Nagar to Nodia on the Bangladesh-India border as "Shadhinota Shorok” commemorating the historic significance of the road during Bangladesh’s Liberation War.

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Both sides emphasized simplifying people to people movement between the two countries. Bangladesh side requested for early implementation of India’s commitment to remove remaining restrictions on entry or exit from land ports in India for Bangladeshis travelling on valid documents in a phased manner, beginning with checkpoints at Akhaura (Tripura) and Ghojadanga (West Bengal).

The two leaders took stock of the ongoing bilateral connectivity measures and welcomed the recent initiatives including the signing of the second addendum to the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT), trial run of trans-shipment of Indian goods from Kolkata to Agartala via Chattogram and operationalization of Sonamura-Daudkandi Protocol route under the PIWTT.

Both the leaders agreed to expeditiously operationalise trans-shipment of Indian goods through Chattogram and Mongla Ports.

The two leaders underscored the need for early conclusion of Framework of Interim Agreement on sharing of waters of six joint rivers, namely, Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla and Dudhkumar.

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