You are talking here about private trade between Indian and Chinese businesses. However, BD will do two main govt-to-govt businesses with India.That is a huge question mark. Indians - if they can help it, will not pay even 10% of our fees. Closer to "nothing" is their target.
So - if you open up the ports for them to use, they will muscle in showing all kinds of threats etc.
Just watch and see what happens.
This is well-proven.
The members of our chambers in Dhaka and Ctg. (some of whom are some of my very close friends) have been doing business with Indian folks.
Experience is not good. Compare that with our business people doing business with Chinese businessfolks.
I am guessing you don't have experience doing business with Indians.
In most cases the one-sided selfishness of Indian business' people is so obvious - it's laughable. Cheating and fraud are their hallmarks to a large degree.
Ask @beijingwalker brother about Chinese companies' experience of doing business with Indians.
It's well-known what Indian business principles are. They always want something for nothing.....
- One is its transshipment from Indian West to Indian NE. Indian govt cannot certainly short-circuit BD by not paying the service fees of using our land/ rivers.
- Indian goods that arrive in Matarbari are mostly private in nature. The importers have to pay the usual Handling Charge to the port authority. This is a BD govt authority and not a private company.
- Next is the transshipment of imported goods to Indian NE. Here, BD trucks and water vehicles are used and I do not think a BD company will do everything free for Indian companies and they go bankrupt.