Trade activities at Sonamasjid land port resume after 8-day

Import and export with India through Sonamasjid land port in Chapainawabganj resumed on Wednesday after a eight-day the Eid-ul-Azha break.

According to port  officials, all types of cross-border trade between Bangladesh and India through the port remained suspended for eight consecutive days from May 26 to June 2 .

With the holiday period ending, the movement of goods officially returned to normal operations from Wednesday morning, the officials said.

Sonamasjid Land Port C&F Agents Association Secretary Ruhul Amin said full-scale business activities have restarted after the break, bringing back momentum to traders and workers associated with the port.

He also noted that during the holiday period, the immigration checkpoint at the port remained open, allowing normal movement of passport-holding passengers between the two countries.