Dhaka, April 4 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has described Bangladesh as the guardian of the ocean for the landlocked region of the eastern subcontinent. This landlocked region includes the seven sister states of Northeast India and the Himalayan nations of Nepal and Bhutan. The landlocked region is home to a market of over 50 million people. In carbon-neutral Bhutan, the Chinese electric car brand BYD is one of the most sought-after car brands in the Bhutanese market. Yunus has called for extending supply chains from China to Bangladesh to cater to this strategically-important landlocked region.

The potential for an affluent trading and investment regime in the eastern subcontinent is real. I was recently in Bhutan where I enjoyed Alp...