Banglabandha, Sonamasjid land ports to remain closed for seven days

FE Team | Published: June 14, 2024 22:16:35

Trade activities with India, Nepal, and Bhutan via the Banglabandha land port and Chapainawabganj's Sonamasjid land port will remain suspended for seven days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB.
Banglabandha Import-Exporter Group in a meeting with the Phulbari Exporters Association of India, the C and F Agent Welfare Association, and the Truck Owners Association, took the decision to keep trading via the land port shut from June 15 to 21.
A letter regarding this has already been sent to the Land Customs Station Customs Officers, Banglabandha Land Port Import Exporters, C and F Agents Association, Truck Owners Association Group, Exporters Association, Mechi Customs Clearing Forwarding Agents Association, and Bhutan Exporters Association.
However, the movement of travellers through the immigration check post will continue as usual, said Kudrat-e Khuda Milon, general secretary of Banglabandha Import-Exporter Group.
The export-import activities among Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Bhutan through the Banglabandha land port will resume on June 22, he said.
Export-import between Bangladesh and India through Chapainawabganj's Sonamasjid land port will remain suspended for seven days beginning from today (Saturday) on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on June 17.
However, movement of travellers through the land port will continue as usual.
Harun-or-Rashid, president of Sonamasjid Land Port C and F Agents Association, confirmed the matter.
The trade through the land port will resume from June 22, he said, adding that India's Mahdipur Land Port Exporters Association was informed about the matter.