Trading suspended at Sonamasjid for eight days, Hili for nine due to Eid

Import and export activities at Sonamasjid Land Port in Chapainawabganj will be suspended for eight consecutive days, from March 29 to April 05, to observe Eid-ul-Fitr.

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, reports UNB.

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 06. 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 05, 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 06.

Both ports are expected to return to regular operations on the morning of April 06, following the Eid holidays.