India, Bangladesh mull 6 new border haats

Agartala | Tuesday | 24th July, 2018

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We are expecting to sign an MoU to boost bilateral trade through border haats," said a senior official. The decision to set up the border haats was taken in 2017. "At the meeting, both sides agreed to find ways to increase trade through border haats. AGARTALA: India and Bangladesh discussed the potential of setting up border haats in six new locations of the northeast to boost trade ties between the two countries during a two-day meeting that concluded here on Monday.At the meeting, officials of the joint committee on border haats discussed the positive impact of border haats on the livelihood of people and also the need for having a timeline to set up new ones, said a joint statement issued by the officials. The Bangladeh delegation was headed by additional secretary of trade and commerce, Md H Islam..