Import and export activities through Banglabandha Land Port will remain suspended for nine consecutive days from Friday due to Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community.
Abul Kalam Azad, the in-charge and manager of Banglabandha Land Port Limited, on Friday said that the nine-day vacation comprised the holidays for Durga Puja, alongside the port鈥檚 weekly holidays.
Specifically, the closure period encompasses two weekly holidays that fall on Fridays: September 26 and October 3.
Azad said that the decision to suspend the port鈥檚 import and export activities for nine days was made during a meeting of several Indian associations.
While trade activities shut, the movement of passport-holding passengers through the immigration route will remain open and functional every day.
Kefayetullah Wares, in-charge of Banglabandha Land Port Immigration, said that despite the suspension of import and export activities for Durga Puja, passengers holding passports and visas would then be able to travel to India, Nepal, and Bhutan through the port.
Wares also noted that comprehensive security measures were strengthened around the land port during the Durga Puja holidays.
