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Barge Carries Methanol from Bogibeel to Dhaka

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PIB: First cargo from upper Assam to foreign port since 1947 leaves for Dhaka

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Barge Carries Methanol from Bogibeel to Dhaka

A barge carrying 540 metric tons of methanol left Bogibeel Terminal in Dibrugarh for Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 05 OCT 2026, the first cargo shipped from upper Assam to a foreign port since India's independence in 1947.

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