A draft of the deal has been finalised at a secretary level meeting in Dhaka Tuesday. The minister expected the deal would help the trade between the two South Asian countries get boosted. He said the cost of transportation and travel time would also decrease and Bangladesh would get priority in berthing at the Colombo port. “If deal is signed, Bangladeshi cargo ships can berth at Colombo port instead of Singapore port which is costlier than Colombo port,” Shahjahan Khan said. As per the deal proposal, captains and crews of Bangladeshi ships will get visa in a prompt process and receive training facility.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 25, 2016 18:00 UTC