Export and Import activities resumed on Saturday at Benapole Land Port after six days’ vacation for the holy Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr, Mofizur Rahman Sazan, President of Benapole Customs Clearing and Forwarding Agents Association, told our local correspondent.
He said that most of the Customs and Employees of the Land Port returned after the vacation. But it will take another day before all the government
and non-government employees return to their duties and the Port becomes busy with its usual activities.
Around 80 per cent raw materials for garments industry is imported through this Land Port and the government earns a revenue of Tk 19 crore every day, Mofizur Rahman said.
Uttam Chakma, Assistant Commissioner at Benapole Customs House, said, 145 trucks of goods have been imported and 70 trucks of goods exported through the Port till 3:30pm yesterday.
Prodosh Kanti Das, Director of the Port, said, instructions have been given for the speedy clearance of Customs for benefitting the businessmen.
Meanwhile, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das visited Benapole-Petrapole Land Port and Check-Post on Saturday afternoon.
She made the visit to witness the export-import activities at the Land Port and movement of passport carrying travellers from the two countries.
Mentionable that around Tk 30,000 crore worth of trade taxes place through the Land Port yearly.
Officials of Customs, Land Port, administration, police and other officials welcomed the Indian envoy after she reached at the Benapole Check-Post.
