Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route
Indo-Bangladesh Protocol on Inland Water Transit & Trade exists between India and Bangladesh under which inland vessels of one country can transit through the specified routes of the other country.
The existing protocol routes are:
- Kolkata-Pandu-Kolkata
- Kolkata-Karimganj - Kolkata
- Rajshahi-Dhulian-Rajshahi
- Pandu-Karimganj-Pandu
For inter-country trade, certain ports of call have been designated in each country.
These Ports of call generally act as an intermediate stops for a ship on its scheduled journey for unloading and loading of cargo or taking on supplies or fuel and maintenance and refurbishing is carried out.
These are:
India
- Haldia (West Bengal)
- Kolkata (West Bengal)
- Pandu (Assam)
- Karimganj (Assam)
- Silghat (Assam)
Bangladesh
- Narayanganj
- Khulna
- Mongla
- Sirajganj
- Ashuganj