Bangladesh signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian railway network. It is 28th signatory to the deal. It will connect the country’s rail system to a 81000 km network stretching from Europe to East and South East Asia.A similar Asian Highway network is yet to be signed even though the council of Advisers has given its approval backing April 07.
The cross border network also identifies Bangladesh as the route between China and India, the world fastest growing economies.
Bangladesh permanent representative Ismat Jahan signed the agreement at UN headquarter recently.
The idea was first mooted by UN back in 1960 along the ancient trade route and also dubbed as Iron Silk Road. The UN backed agreement was signed by 10 countries in Jakarta last year. The TAR enters Bangladesh from 3 directions from Indian State of West Bengal and exits through a single gateway in the East at Gundhum, Myanmar.
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Source: Daily Star 11 November 2007
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