Expediting regional cooperation in trade and transport connectivity

Bangladesh is uniquely positioned to take advantage of its location in the Eastern sub-region of South Asia. It is a center point of different initiatives that seek to connect Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) with the ASEAN and other East Asian countries. With deeper trade, investment and connectivity linkages within the sub-region, Bangladesh can benefit from new markets, new import sources of high-quality and better-priced products, increasing opportunities for transport and logistics services.

Researches emphasized that the future line of connectivity must be on developing maritime infrastructure critical to promoting both intra and inter-regional connectivity and trade, as much for India as for the other South Asian nations.