Business activities through Hili port suspended on Buddha Purnima

Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port in Dinajpur remained suspended on Sunday on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.

But, the movement of travellers with valid documents, including passports, continued as usual, as per a UNB report.

Md Ferdous Rahman, President of the Hili Customs C&F Agents Association, said traders from both countries decided to halt import and export operations from morning till evening in observance of Buddha Purnima, a public holiday.

Besides, loading and unloading inside the land port were suspended, he said, adding that business activities would resume on Monday.

Hili Immigration Checkpost officer-in-charge Ariful Islam said the movement of travellers with valid documents remained unaffected.