Bangladesh readies new air cargo facilities after ban by India
After India cancelled the use of its transhipment facilities for Bangladesh cargo, the government decided ...
The devastating flood in Bangladesh, spread across 11 districts, affecting nearly 4.5 million people and killing at least 13 so far, is also hampering export-import activities.
Flooding, from incessant rain in the south-east and from the Indian state of Tripura, has swamped many parts of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway, the main cargo route.
Export-laden trucks from Dhaka and elsewhere have faced obstructions, diversions and delays in reaching depots in Chittagong, the prime seaport. In some places, the ...
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