Bangladesh and India discussed steps to deepen bilateral trade, including reopening closed border markets, operating land ports at full capacity and lifting restrictions on yarn imports by land. The issues were raised on Monday at a Secretariat meeting between Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir and Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi. The minister said the two countries currently conduct about $13 billion in bilateral trade.
Muktadir said trade activities had slowed somewhat because of obstacles that emerged over the past year and a half. He described India as Bangladesh’s second-largest trading partner after China and said the meeting examined ways to identify problems and make future commerce easier and more effective. Discussions also emphasized reviving border markets and fully activating land ports.
A proposal was made to establish a joint task force for greater business cooperation and to improve digital infrastructure, with the aim of creating investment opportunities and expanding commercial ties. Trivedi said the countries should work together on the basis of equality and stressed joint investment and production. He said India could support Bangladesh’s garment sector by supplying inputs including zippers, buttons and machinery.
বাংলাদেশ ও ভারতের মধ্যে বাণিজ্যিক সম্পর্ক আরো গতিশীল করতে বন্ধ থাকা সীমান্ত হাট পুনরায় চালু, স্থলবন্দরগুলোকে পূর্ণ সক্ষমতায় কার্যকর করা এবং স্থলপথে সুতা আমদানির ওপর বিদ্যমান নিষেধাজ্ঞা প্রত্যাহারের বিষয়ে আলোচনা হয়েছে। সোমবার সচিবালয়ে বাণিজ্যমন্ত
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