Dhaka, April 10 -- Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin says that India's scrapping of transshipment facilities will not cause problems for Bangladesh.

The decision by the Indian government was reported by Indian media outlets on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Bashir told the media: "As soon as we received the news, we held a meeting with all stakeholders including Biman, civil aviation, and the private sector. I don't see any problems."

The facility had previously allowed 40,000-50,000 tonnes of goods to be taken to numerous ports in India by road. These goods were often bound for different countries in Europe.

The advisor said, "We are taking all measures under our own initiative so that there is no decline in our competitiveness or the co...