Import-export thru Benapole resumes

BENAPOLE, Oct 27: Import-export trade between Bangladesh-Indiaresumed through Benapole port on Tuesday morning after a four-day holiday on the occasion of Durga Puja.
Benapole Port Deputy Director (Traffic) Abdul Jalil said import-export between India and Bangladesh has resumed from Tuesday morning after a four-day Durga Puja holiday.
From morning till noon, 95 trucks of goods were imported through Benapole port.
Twenty-five trucks of goods have exported from Bangladesh to India.We instructed the officers to deliver the goods quickly.
Benapole is the largest and most lucrative in the 12 existing land ports in the country.
As the communication system is very easy, 80 per cent raw materials of the industrial factories in the country are imported through this port. Benapole port is next to Chittagong port in terms of revenue.
The government earns about Tk 6 billion (6,000 crore from Benapole port every fiscal year.
The port, which is involved in import-export trade, employs about 10,000 people from various government and non-government organizations, including customs, ports, C&F agents and transport.
It is learnt that the import-export trade between Benapole and Petrapole ports was closed for four days on October 23 during the weekly holiday and Durga Puja of the followers of traditional religions. Due to the closure of four days, the government has to incur a large amount of revenue loss. The daily revenue income of customs house is more than Tk 200 million (20 crore).

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