July 23, 2018: The first meeting of the India –Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats was held on July 22-23, 2018 in Agartala – the capital city of Tripura. The meeting was held in accordance with the MoU signed between India and Bangladesh on Border Haats. The objective of the Committee is to review the border haats operations, suggest modifications in the operational modalities and propose new locations of Border Haats.
The Joint Committee visited the Border Haat at Kamalasagar under Sepahijala Dist in Tripura), Tarapur (Brahmanbaria in Bangladesh) on July 22, 2018 and appreciated its vibrant functioning and noted the need for improvement of infrastructure.
In today’s meeting, both sides noted the positive impact of Border Haats on the livelihoods of the people living in areas adjoining the Haats.
Both sides then had extensive discussion on a variety of issues related to Border Haats including review of operations of the four functional Border Haats that had earlier been agreed to by both sides and the roadmap for further expansion of Border Haats.
It was agreed that the next meeting would be held in Bangladesh on mutually agreed dates. In press release, Dept of Commerce under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GoI stated this today.
