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| TOPIC: Importance of Bangladesh-Myanmar Route via Teknaf in the Context of Asian Highway |
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Md.S.Chowdhury Ph.D |
With a view to boost up trade and commerce among Asian Nations, in 1959, United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (UN-ECAFE) initiated to establish road network linking Asian nations. Currently, 31 Asian nations are ready to connect themselves with nearly 140, 000 kilometer of road networks extending from Tokyo to Ankara. Bangladesh just missed the opportunity to get connected with the Asian highway network, because of its failure to negotiate the proposed road connections from India via Benapol to Myanmar via Teknaf (AH-41 route) instead of from India via Benanpol (AH-1) or Bhaglabandha (AH-2) to India via Tamabil.......................
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