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UNB, Chittagong

Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty yesterday said Bangladesh should give India transit facility for using Chittagong seaport in its own interest.

"If Bangladesh gives transit to India, it will boost Bangladesh's economy and significantly reduce foreign aid dependence," he told journalists after visiting trade fair at the polo ground in the port city.

He said India has given proposal to Bangladesh long ago to get the facility to use Chittagong port. "We are waiting for the permission of the government," he added.

Referring to India's contribution to the independence of Bangladesh, he said, "We, both the countries, should extend hands to each other to uphold the cordial relations established in 1971."