Kaladan News

Dated: Thursday August 21, 2003

Two Deals with Burma in the Process Implementation

Chittagong, August 21: Two deals with Burma are in the

process of implementation, said Commerce Minister Amir

Khosoru Mohmud Chowdhury to reporters after an

inter-ministerial meeting held at the Ministry of

Commerce Conference room on 18th August, according to

Star report.

That are account trade and a joint survey to construct

a 28-kilometre road will begin by November. But there

was no mention where the road is to be constructed,

source further said.

Although the government of Burma did not mention the

location of the new road, the local people thinks that

this road may be crossed from the northern side of

Buthidaung township to Kyauktaw Township of Arakan

State, where no residential areas are existent.

Representatives from home, foreign, shipping and

communication ministries and the National Board of

Revenue (NBR), Sonali Bank, Export Promotion Bureau

(EPB) and Bangladesh-Burma Business Council (BBBC)

attended the meeting.

The meeting formed two committees for recommending

necessary rules and regulations for the coastal

shipping agreement with Burma.

Representatives of the shipping, commerce ministries

and NBR are the members of the committee for the

coastal shipping agreement.

Besides, another committee was formed to suggest ways

to make the existing border trade agreement effective.

Headed by a joint secretary of the Ministry of

Commerce, representatives from the NBR, EPB and BBBC

are the members of the committee. ##

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