Trade thru Benapole port to be suspended for 5-day

Trade activities between India and Bangladesh through Benapole Land Port will remain suspended for five days during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday.

Benapole Checkpost Immigration Police OC Qamruzzaman Biswas said that export and import activities through Benapole port will remain suspended from April 9 afternoon till April 14.

Loading and unloading of goods at the port will also remain suspended to stop the movement of trucks, vans and lorries on highways three days before and three days after Eid-ul-Fitr and Pohela Boisakh to ensure hassle-free travel for holidaymakers, he said.

The port activities will resume on April 15.

He, however, said the activities of immigration department at the land port will remain as usual during the holiday.

Rezaul Islam, director of Benapole port (traffic), said measures have been strengthened to ensure security at the land port and security guards and Ansar members will patrol at night during the holiday.