Dhaka, March 25 -- Import and export activities at Sonamasjid Land Port in Chapainawabganj will be suspended for eight consecutive days, from March 29 to April 5, to observe Eid-ul-Fitr.

During this period, all trade activities between Bangladesh and India will come to a halt. However, passport-holding passengers will still be allowed to travel through the port's immigration checkpost without any restrictions.

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Ruhul Amin, secretary of the Sonamasjid Land Port C&F Agent Association, said that the suspension would include the regular weekly holiday, with operations resuming on April 6. Indian authorities at Mahadipur Land Port Customs, along with the C&F Agent and ...