Trade Agreement

Trade-related Agreements with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Bilateral

Nepal and Bangladesh signed a trade and payments agreement and transit agreement with Bangladesh in April 1976. Since September 1997, Nepal is allowed to use the port facilities at Bangladesh’s Mongla Port and at present Nepal has access to Chittagong and Mongla sea ports and four land port stations namely Birol, Banglabandha, Chilahati and Benapole for bilateral trade with Bangladesh and third countries by all means of transportation. The land trade between the countries have been taking place through Kakarbhitta–Phulbari– Banglabandha transit route.

Trade and Payments Agreement