Akhaura:Import and export activities between Bangladesh and India through the Akhaura Land Port in Brahmanbaria will be temporarily suspended for seven days due to the celebrations of Durga Puja and Lakshmi Puja.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the suspension will occur from October 17 to 21 for Durga Puja and on October 25 and 26 for Lakshmi Puja, as decided by the Indo-Bangla Exporter-Importer Communication Centre in Agartala.
A letter was sent to the Superintendent of Customs at Agartala Land Port on October 15, notifying the relevant authorities of the holiday schedule. The letter, which was also distributed to pertinent offices and business associations in both Bangladesh and India, indicated that the port would remain operational from October 22 to 24, allowing regular import and export activities to resume during this period. Trade will be halted again on October 25 and 26 for Lakshmi Puja, resuming on October 27.
The letter was also sent to the manager of the Land Ports Authority of India at Agartala Land Port, and to the president and secretary of the Akhaura Export-Import Association and the Akhaura C and F Agents Association, along with officials at the Plant Quarantine Station at Agartala Integrated Check Post (ICP).
Nesar Uddin Bhuiyan, president of the Akhaura Land Port C and F Agents Association, mentioned that fish exports were also suspended on Friday. He confirmed that all traders had been informed about the suspension of trade activities.