In a significant development, an Indian cargo ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of stone aggregates from Bhutan arrived in Bangladesh through India via the Brahmaputra river, greatly reducing travel time and transportation cost.
The ship, MV AAI of the Inland Waterways Authority of India, was digitally flagged off by the Union Minister of State for Shipping, Mr Mansukh Mandaviya, on July 12, 2019, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka in a statement.
The ship sailed from Dhubri in Assam and travelled to Narayanganj in Bangladesh over the Brahmaputra river, said a release.
