Benapole port resumes trade, cargo operations as NBR shutdown ends
The withdrawal of the strike brought back normalcy to the port area with nearly 4,000 handling workers returning to work. Customs and port officials have reportedly been facing pressure to clear the backlog of goods and complete customs formalities
Export-import operations and cargo handling at the country's largest land port, Benapole Land Port, resumed in full swing from Monday morning after the NBR Reform Unity Council withdrew its shutdown programme.
The withdrawal of the strike brought back normalcy to the port area with nearly 4,000 handling workers returning to work. Customs and port officials have reportedly been facing pressure to clear the backlog of goods and complete customs formalities.
Benapole Port Director Shamim Hossain said they resumed trade between Bangladesh and India.
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Mohsin Milan, president of the Benapole Port Importers-Exporters Association, said the port remained closed for the past two days due to the 'March to NBR' programme.
Following the withdrawal of the shutdown on Sunday night, cargo delivery restarted on Monday morning, he said.
Nearly 2,000 trucks carrying goods from both countries were stranded near the port during the suspension. The government lost an estimated Tk 50 crore in revenue due to the two-day halt.
Benapole Customs House Assistant Commissioner Rajan Hossain said customs operations and goods clearance resumed in the morning.
Officials have been instructed to work overtime to recover revenue losses.
