Furthermore the Bangladesh-ChinaIndia-Myanmar (BCIM) regional
grouping reportedly agreed to start
joint research to find ways to
The officials also reached consensus
on cooperation in transportation
infrastructure, investment, commerce
and trade, cultural and people-topeople exchanges and other areas.
Bangladesh‘s access to the Indian
Ocean through the Bay of Bengal is
strategically
and
commercial
important. All exports and imports
are carried by ships through the sea
lanes of the Indian Ocean and the
sea lanes are protected by naval
powers of India, US, China and other
powers which regularly monitor the
security of the Indian Ocean.
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In the proposed New Silk-Road/
Economic Corridor linking Central
Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal,
Bhutan, India, Myanmar and China,
Bangladesh is an integral component
of that interconnectivity. The pivotal
reasoning behind the New Silk Road
is that economic incentives will
reinforce close political cooperation
and long-term stabilization.
establish their dream ―economic
corridor‖ among the countries. The
decision was adopted at the first
official-level joint working group
meeting at Kunming (Yunnan
province) on December 19 2013.
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and reformist Myanmar and is a near
neighbour to China, Nepal and
Bhutan.
Bangladesh is a physical
conduit between South and South
East Asia. I Ё