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Trade resumes at Sonamasjid land port 

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Published: 10:31, 23 June 2024

Trade resumes at Sonamasjid land port 

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The export-import activities at Sonamasjid land port resumed on Saturday after seven days of suspension due to Eid-ul-Azha holiday.

Harun-or-Rashid, president of C&F Agent association of the land port, said trade activities remained suspended from June 15 to June 21.

However, the goods-laden trucks from India started to enter the port from Saturday following the resumption of the port activities.

Earlier that, export-import between Bangladesh and India through Chapainawabganj’s Sonamasjid land port and trade activities with India, Nepal and Bhutan through the Banglabandha land port services was remain suspended for seven days, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. 

Banglabandha Import-Exporter Group in a meeting with the Phulbari Exporters Association of India, the C&F Agent Welfare Association and the Truck Owners Association, took the decision to keep trading through 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&F Agents Association, Truck Owners Association Group, Exporters Association, Mechi Customs Clearing Forwarding Agents Association and Bhutan Exporters Association.

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