Import-export activities thru’ Hili Land Port resume

Import and export activities resumed through the Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district on Saturday after a six-day pause on the occasions of the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity and historic May Day.

President of the HLP Importers'-Exporters' Group Harun Ur Rashid Harun told BSS that import-export activities remained suspended through the land port from May 1 to May 6 last on the occasions of the historic May Day and Eid-ul-Fitr festival, reports BSS.

“The imports, exports, customs clearance, loading and unloading of the imported goods resumed today through the land port after the six-day holidays,” he added.

Indian cargo trucks started arriving at the port this morning after the vacation.

“After unloading the freight trucks, the local trucks also started loading and leaving for different parts of the country with the imported goods,” he added.

Officer-in-charge of the immigration check post (ICP) at HLP Md. Bodiuzzaman said movement of passport-visa holder citizens remained normal through the ICP during the period despite closure of import and export activities.