The World Bank has recently published its report called “Connecting to thrive: Challenges and Opportunities of Transport Integration in Eastern South Asia”.
As per the report, the greater transport connectivity in between India and Bangladesh can increase the national income of both the nations.
It says that seamless transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh has the potential to increase national income of Bangladesh by 17 percent and 8 percent in India.
Also, it says that seamless transport connectivity between the countries could increase India’s export by 172 percent while Bangladesh export to India could almost rise 3 times.