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Ashuganj transhipment deal signed
10 December 2010: The Bangladesh Government has signed a deal with the Union Government of India finalising an earlier pact to allow Indian heavy equipment to be transhipped to its isolated northeastern Tripura state for a huge power plant through Bangladesh territory.
The MoU will allow India to transport heavy equipment for its proposed Palatana Power Plant in Tripura in 96 consignments. Under the MoU the Indian equipment will start reaching Ashuganj river port from where these will be transported overland to Tripura in trucks.
With the signing of the agreement Ashuganj became the second transshipment point and fifth port of call in Bangladesh while New Delhi in a reciprocal step declared their Shilghat as port of call on the Indian side.
Source: Bangladeshinfo