<div>Bangladesh's Cabinet has approved a draft agreement with India to enable New Delhi to use the Chittagong and Mongla ports for the movement of goods to and from northeast India. After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam said in Dhaka that Nepal and Bhutan can be added to the agreement if they wish.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>He said, the agreement will be effective for five years with a provision of automatic renewal for another five years. Mr Alam said, a major objective of the proposed agreement is to strengthen the existing cordial bilateral ties.</div>
News On AIR | September 18, 2018 4:47 AM
Bangladesh Cabinet clears deal with India for port usage