Trading at Benapole stops for ‘Holi’

Trade through Benapole and Petrapole land ports came to a haltl due to the government holiday for ‘Holi' in India.

Benapole Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 5 March 2015, 10:43 AM
Updated : 5 March 2015, 10:43 AM

“All work on the other side of the border has been shutdown since Thursday morning,” Customs Official Kamruzzaman of Benapole's cargo section said.

“However, we are unloading goods and taxes are levied here in Benapole. Indian trucks are unloading their goods and returning to Petrapole” 

Petrapole Port’s Clearing and Forwarding Agent Staff Welfare Association’s General Secretary Kartik Chakraborty said they will be resuming work fromFriday morning.

Currently, around 500 trucks are waiting at Petrapole to enter Bangladesh, he added.