Import and export activities at the Bhomra land port in Satkhira resumed this morning after remaining suspended for six consecutive days due to Shardiya Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus.
The reopening has restored vibrancy to the port area, with Indian goods-laden trucks entering Bhomra land port and Bangladeshi export trucks crossing into India鈥檚 Ghojadanga land port.
Abu Hasan, president of the Bhomra Land Port C&F Agents Association, said the Ghojadanga C&F Agents Cargo Welfare Association in India had earlier informed them in writing that import and export activities would remain suspended from September 28 (Sunday) to October 2 (Thursday) in celebration of聽 Durga Puja.
In addition, as Friday was a weekly holiday in Bangladesh, trade operations between the two countries remained suspended for a total of six days.
However, the cross-border import and export trade between Bangladesh and India resumed as usual from Saturday, restoring normalcy and activity at the port area, he added.
Officer-in-charge of Bhomra Immigration Police Rasheduzzaman said that although trade activities were suspended for six days due to the festival, passport-holding travellers continued to cross the border as usual.
Revenue officer of Bhomra Customs Mizanur Rahman said the trade activities resumed today following a mutual decision between traders of both countries.
Meanwhile, import and export activities through the Hili land port in Dinajpur resumed on Saturday after an eight-day closure on the occasion of Durga Puja.
Trade operations were suspended from September 26 to October 3 following discussions between importers and exporters of both Bangladesh and India in celebration of the festival, revenue officer of Hili Land Port Customs Md Nizam Uddin told BSS.
He said that cross-border trade through the port resumed around 10:30 am today, with 17 goods-laden Indian trucks entering Bangladesh by noon, while two Bangladeshi trucks carrying export items crossed into India.
The eight-day suspension of import-export activities had led to a rise in the price of green chillies in the local market, said Ferdous Rahman, president of the Hili Land Port C&F Agents Association.
With resumption of trade activities today, trucks carrying imported green chillies from India have started entering the port, and unloading and marketing are expected to begin later in the day, he said.
He expressed hope that the price of green chillies would return to normal once regular imports resume.
Ferdous added that import and export operations remained suspended from September 26 to October 3 as per the joint decision of traders from both countries, and activities have now resumed at the Hili land port from this morning.
Officer-in-charge of Bhomra Immigration Police Rasheduzzaman said that although trade activities were suspended for six days due to the festival, passport-holding travellers continued to cross the border as usual.
Revenue officer of Bhomra Customs Mizanur Rahman said the trade activities resumed today following a mutual decision between traders of both countries.
Meanwhile, import and export activities through the Hili land port in Dinajpur resumed on Saturday after an eight-day closure on the occasion of Durga Puja.
Trade operations were suspended from September 26 to October 3 following discussions between importers and exporters of both Bangladesh and India in celebration of the festival, revenue officer of Hili Land Port Customs Md Nizam Uddin told BSS.
He said that cross-border trade through the port resumed around 10:30 am today, with 17 goods-laden Indian trucks entering Bangladesh by noon, while two Bangladeshi trucks carrying export items crossed into India.
The eight-day suspension of import-export activities had led to a rise in the price of green chillies in the local market, said Ferdous Rahman, president of the Hili Land Port C&F Agents Association.
With resumption of trade activities today, trucks carrying imported green chillies from India have started entering the port, and unloading and marketing are expected to begin later in the day, he said.
He expressed hope that the price of green chillies would return to normal once regular imports resume.
Ferdous added that import and export operations remained suspended from September 26 to October 3 as per the joint decision of traders from both countries, and activities have now resumed at the Hili land port from this morning.
