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Export-import through Hili land port suspended due to UZ poll

Special Correspondent Election 2024-05-08, 1:10pm

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Export-import through Hili land port suspended due to UZ poll



Dinajpur, May 08 - Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through Hili land port have been suspended since this morning due to Upazila Parishad election in Hakimpur under Dinajpur district.

However, the movement of travelers with valid passports and visas between the two countries through the Hili immigration check post will continue.

General Secretary of Hili Land Port Import-Export Group, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, said that export and import activities between the two countries will remain suspended till this evening due to voting in Hakimpur Upazila Parishad election. The matter has been informed through letters to Indian businessmen.

Import-export will resume from Thursday, he added.

Sheikh Ashraful, officer-in-charge (OC) of Hili Immigration Check Post, confirmed the matter.-UNB