{"id":59603,"date":"2025-04-20T04:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T04:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deshmediabd.com\/?p=59603"},"modified":"2025-04-20T04:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T04:39:39","slug":"bangladesh-boosts-air-cargo-after-india-halts-transshipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/?p=59603","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh boosts air cargo after India halts transshipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\">In response to India\u2019s abrupt withdrawal of transshipment privileges, Bangladesh is significantly boosting its air cargo infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted exports and seize the opportunity to emerge as a regional logistics hub.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are racing against time to strengthen the nation\u2019s independent freight capacity, with a major focus on operational efficiency, cost reduction, and infrastructure expansion.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<figure class=\"effect-layla\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMM6dlQswx_6qAw?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US:en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.observerbd.com\/images\/gnews.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">India\u2019s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on April 8 revoked a four-year-old facility that allowed Bangladeshi goods, particularly ready-made garments, to transit through Indian ports to international destinations. The decision, which came without a clear explanation, disrupted a vital logistics lifeline that had proven crucial during COVID-19 pandemic.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Nearly 600 tons of garments\u2014around 18% of Bangladesh\u2019s weekly air exports\u2014had been routed through Indian airports like Kolkata and Delhi.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\nFaced with soaring freight costs and logistical constraints, Bangladesh government, under the direction of Civil Aviation and Tourism ministry, has launched a series of measures to counter the fallout. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and Biman Bangladesh Airlines are jointly working to revise existing tariffs and streamline ground-handling operations, aiming to make air cargo services more competitive.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.observerbd.com\/news\/521675\">\u09ac\u09bf\u09b8\u09cd\u09a4\u09be\u09b0\u09bf\u09a4<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to India\u2019s abrupt withdrawal of transshipment privileges, Bangladesh is significantly boosting its air cargo infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted exports and seize the opportunity to emerge as a regional logistics hub. Authorities are racing against time to strengthen the nation\u2019s independent freight capacity, with a major focus on operational efficiency, cost reduction, and infrastructure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-14"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59605,"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59603\/revisions\/59605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deshnews24.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}