Trade between Bangladesh and India through the Sonamasjid Land Port in Chapainawabganj has resumed after a six-day suspension.
Import-export activities restarted on Saturday, according to Mamun ur Rashid, the general secretary of the Sonamasjid Land Port Import-Export Group.
The resumption follows a meeting on Thursday at the Deputy Commissioner's office, attended by DC Abdus Samad, representatives from the private company Panama-Sonamasjid Port Link Limited (which manages the port), and members of the Import-Export Group.
The discussions led to an agreement, enabling trade to resume on Saturday. Moinul Islam, the port manager of Panama-Sonamasjid Port Link Limited, confirmed that Indian trucks began entering the port with goods around 10:30 AM.
On September 15, the Import-Export Group had halted activities at the port in protest, demanding an end to alleged irregularities and corruption by Panama-Sonamasjid Port Link Limited. —UNB
