Kuensel
April 3rd, 2021 (Bhutan)
To help Bhutanese exporting commodities to Bangladesh overcome hurdles they face on the way today, Bhutan is exploring railway links to Bangladesh through India.
The recently restored Haldibari-Chilahati railway link between India and Bangladesh is the potential route, according to officials at Royal Bhutan Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
People exporting goods from Bhutan to Bangladesh by road faced multiple hurdles on the way starting from the point they entered India till they reached Bangladesh. These problems comprise mostly informal tax collections on the way. The problems, besides being time consuming, also lead to destruction of perishable goods like oranges and apples.
Officials said that there were no problems at the government level but people posed endless problems. Bhutanese exporters complained but governments could not do much about it.
An official explained that loads also have to be shifted from one truck to another at Indian-Bangladesh borders at the moment.
Trade attaché with the Royal Bhutan Embassy in Dhaka, Kencho Thinley, said a railway link connecting Bhutan to Bangladesh through India should not only address hurdles that exporters face but also cut down transportation time and cost.
Source:
https://kuenselonline.com/bhutan-exploring-railway-link-to-bangladesh/
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