5 border markets closed in Sylhet for 7 months
Five border markets (border haats) have been closed in Sylhet and Sunamganj for seven months. These border haats have been closed since the political change on August 5. As a result, there has been disappointment among local traders as poverty and deprivation became a daily companion to them. Of these five haats, one is in Sylhet district and the remaining four are in Sunamganj district. The process of launching a total of three border haats in Sylhet district began in 2023. Of these, a decision was taken to launch one in Bholaganj of Companiganj upazila, one in the Sanatanpunji area of Kanaighat upazila, and another in Muria of Beanibazar. In the meantime, the first border market in the district was launched in Bholaganj of Companiganj upazila on May 6, 2023. The remaining two are still stuck in acquisition complications.
