Dhaka, April 11 -- An influential Bangladeshi business leader on Friday has urged India to withdraw ban on transshipment.

"I will request the Indian government to withdraw this decision (cancelling the transshipment facilities for Bangladeshi goods) because we are neighbors. We are good partners. We import huge quantity of our fabrics, dyes, chemicals, machinery, yarns so we are big importer of India. India should acknowledge that. We have good relationship with them", Faruque Hassan, Former President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), told ANI in an interview.

Readymade garments is the backbone of Bangladesh economy. Out of Bangladesh's total exports, more than 83/84 per cent comes by exporting a...