Regarding the withdrawal of transshipment facilities by India, Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin said, “We will increase our capacity; we don’t see any issue with this.” He made this statement while speaking to the media at the Secretariat Today (April 10).

When asked about this matter, he explained, “This (cancellation of transshipment) has been suddenly imposed on us. We had a meeting with all stakeholders yesterday. InshaAllah, we don’t feel there will be any problems. We are taking all necessary measures to ensure there are no gaps in our own capacity and in our ability to compete, and to ensure smooth communication for our exports.”

When asked about the actions taken so far, he replied, “I won’t share that with you at this moment. However, we are working on overcoming the challenges we face in terms of competition. Some of these challenges are structural, while others relate to costs. We are coordinating everything to boost our capacity.”

Regarding whether a letter will be sent to India, the Adviser said, “We are not considering that at the moment.”

When asked about the volume of exports that were previously facilitated by transshipment, Sheikh Bashir Uddin said, “From here, around 40 to 50 thousand tons of materials were exported by road through various ports in India, particularly the Delhi and Kolkata ports. Generally, these goods were then shipped to European countries. We hope to solve this problem quickly by increasing our own capacity to transport these materials.”