India needs to do more to win over people of B'desh

After weeks of civil unrest that forced the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken over in Bangladesh, hoping to end the persistent targeted violence quickly, and move on to hold elections in the next few months and bring in a government with due legitimacy.

- TNC RAJAGOPALAN

The situation is evolving, as our government said. The anxieties of our exporters and businesses that have invested in manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh are slowly abating with normalcy in sight, but they are more likely to face uncertain prospects in the medium term because of certain negative perceptions about our government in the minds of people in Bangladesh.

Movements of trucks carrying cargo from India to Bangladesh through land customs stations have started slowly after disruptions due to countrywide political unrest that culminated in the fall of the Awami League government.

The congestion at the Chittagong port is also slowly easing with importers, who were delaying clearance of import cargo for want of security on the highways where there is hardly any police presence, starting to move their goods. Almost all readymade garment industries and textile mills have reopened.