Import and export activities at Sonamasjid Land Port in Chapainawabganj will be suspended for eight consecutive days, from March 29 to April 5, to observe Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB.
During this period, all trade activities between Bangladesh and India will come to a halt. However, passport-holding passengers will still be allowed to travel through the port's immigration checkpost without any restrictions.
Ruhul Amin, secretary of the Sonamasjid Land Port C&F Agent Association, said that the suspension would include the regular weekly holiday, with operations resuming on April 6. Indian authorities at Mahadipur Land Port Customs, along with the C&F Agent and Exporters Associations, were officially notified about the closure.
Meanwhile, at Hili Land Port in Dinajpur, trading activities will be suspended for nine days from March 29 to April 5, in observance of Eid-ul-Fitr.
However, loading and unloading of goods within the port will continue on non-public holidays.
Like Sonamasjid, passport-holding passengers will be able to pass through the Hili Immigration Checkpost as usual. Nazmul Hossain, general secretary of the Hili Land Port Import-Export Group, said that operations will resume on April 6.
Both ports are expected to return to regular operations on the morning of April 6, following the Eid holidays.
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