After coming to power in January 2009, Sheikh Hasina handed over two of the country’s main seaports to India. In addition to the port, all the roads of the country have allowed free movement of Indian goods unilaterally. Sheikh Hasina went to Delhi and surrendered the port and all the roads of the country by endangering the sovereignty of the country. It is as if Sheikh Hasina has brought the entire country under India’s rule through MoUs and agreements.
After coming to power, Sheikh Hasina’s first foreign visit was to Delhi. On January 12, 2010, he visited Delhi and signed the memorandum of understanding of the anti-sovereignty agreement of the country. During the 1/11 Emergency Act, Sheikh Hasina was installed in power in India’s accord with Army Chief Moin. To repay this, he went to Delhi in 2010 and signed the memorandum of understanding of the anti-national agreement. In continuation of the signed memorandum of understanding, many agreements were signed between Delhi and Dhaka. Basically: Through these agreements, India is allowed to use the country’s ports and roads unilaterally. Copies of these agreements along with the memorandum of understanding have come to my country.
Note that these secret agreements with India were never disclosed by Sheikh Hasina’s fascist government. Even if there is a provision to raise it in the parliament after the agreement with foreign countries, it was not accepted. My country has organized this special report to bring to the attention of readers the details of treaties that threaten sovereignty. Apart from this, the editor of the newspaper on Amar Desh YouTube channel and Facebook page has discussed the details of the terms and conditions of the port and road usage agreement. Anyone can listen to the detailed discussion by entering the YouTube channel or Facebook page. Next Sunday, my country secretary will speak in a live program about the terms of the agreement on the border security of the country. Here are the terms of the deal revealed live (August 7) for my country readers:
According to the agreement signed on October 25, 2018, Indian goods will go from one end of the country to the other through Chittagong and Khulna ports. Abdus Samad, the then secretary of the Ministry of Shipping, signed this anti-national agreement. On the other hand, Gopal Krishna, Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping of India, signed the agreement.
According to the agreement, no authority in Bangladesh can check what has come in the container after the goods of Indian Transit reach the port. There is a provision to check the contents of the container regularly after the arrival of any cargo ship at the port. However, goods in transit from India are exempted from regular testing under the terms of the agreement. This product will be taken to the other side of India through the road of Bangladesh without testing. No authority in Bangladesh has any authority to see or know what India is taking from one end to the other through the Bangladesh road using Chittagong and Khulna ports. According to the agreement Bangladesh is the main route of communication from the western part of India to the 7 states of North East.
Indian goods shall be exempted from regular routine checks by customs authorities as per the terms of Article 4(1) of the Agreement executed with India on 6 June 2015. That is, after the goods arrive at the port, the goods are checked according to the regular routine supervision of the customs or customs authorities. According to the terms of the agreement, Indian goods will remain untouched.
Article 4(3) of the Treaty clearly states that Customs authorities have jurisdiction to inspect goods at ports and roads. But Indian Transit goods cannot be touched by customs authorities.
As per the provisions of Article 4(4) Customs authorities shall not apply any e-locks and e-seals for tracking the goods for the purpose of monitoring the movement.
According to the terms of Article 5(1) of the agreement, Chittagong and Mongla port authorities will provide all the facilities on priority basis when the cargo ships arrive. The businessmen of Bangladesh will be provided with the facilities and facilities that are provided in the export and import of goods. In addition, priority will be given to Indian products at the port. That is, if the Indian cargo ships and the imported goods ships of Bangladeshi traders arrive at the port together, the Indian cargo ships will have priority. Even if the cargo ships of Bangladeshi traders have perishable goods, Indian ships have to be given priority as per the terms of the contract.
Customs duties and prescribed taxes are mandatory on import and export of Bangladeshi products. But as per the terms of Article 8 of the Agreement, goods in Indian transit shall be exempt from duty and tax on use of the port. That is, no duty or tax has to be paid on Indian products.
Article 6 states where the goods will go through the port. It has been mentioned that goods are transported from Chittagong and Khulna seaports to Agartala. From Chittagong and Khulna seaport to Tamabil via Dauki in India, from Chittagong and Khulna seaport to Sutarkandi, from Chittagong and Khulna seaport to Bibirbazar to Srimantpur. Again, Indian goods will travel from Agargatala to Chittagong and Khulna seaports, from Dawki to Chittagong and Khulna seaports, from Sutarkandi to Chittagong and Khulna seaports and from Srimantpur to Chittagong and Khulna seaports. The agreement also stipulates that Indian goods can use any road in Bangladesh to reach the designated destination.
However, the pro-Indian Daily Star, Prothom Alo, CPD and other so-called broker intellectuals were campaigning that if India transits, Bangladesh will become a developed country like Singapore with its income. India has been given not only transit, but everything in a one-sided manner. Sheikh Hasina herself publicly said before the December 2018 elections that they should remember what they have given to India for the rest of their lives.
Those who campaigned in favor of transit by jeopardizing the sovereignty of the country, should be judged when the time comes, said Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman. He spoke about the trial on Sunday (August 7) on Amra Desh-Facebook Live.