Trade thru area ports comes to a halt
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Bangladesh's trade with India through almost all of the terrain ports has come to a halt since Monday due to the neighbour went right into a lockdown the prior day in order to contain the pass on of deadly coronavirus.
Twelve land ports less than Bangladesh Land Port Authority wore a deserted seem yesterday, as the Indian shutdown came at the same time when the Bangladesh federal government announced a 10-day general holiday from March 26 for the same purpose.
Bangladesh earned Tk 195.44 crore in earnings in fiscal 2018-19 by exporting 1,335,930 tonnes of goods and importing 20,321,077 tonnes through the land ports, according to the port authority.
Many officials were absent yesterday in the Benapole land interface, which makes up about about 60 % of the $6 billion bilateral trade between your two nations.
The authorities of Sonamasjid territory port in Chapainawabganj closed its businesses yesterday for four times, as its counterpart at Mahadipur property port of Maldah in India's West Bengal did the same.
"The Exporters and Importers Association of Mahadipur territory port sent a letter on Mon afternoon, requesting us to close trade through the ports," said Harunur Rashid, basic secretary of Sonamasjid Territory Port Clearing and Forwarding Brokers Association.
The port will open on March 28, he said.
However, the National Board of Income has ordered all the customs properties and customs stations to keep going with the minimum amount workforce for release and taxation of things that are exported about a crisis basis or for medical uses amid the outbreak.
In Bangladesh, the virus has so far infected 39 persons, of them 4 died.
China first alerted Universe Health Organisation (Who also) to several situations of unusual pneumonia in Wuhan and the united states announced its first loss of life from the virus on January 11.
Soon after the WHO confirmed Covid-19 as pandemic which has pass on to at least 177 countries and territories, killing over 17,000 people and infecting practically 400,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
In India, 30 states/union territories imposed a statewide lockdown on March 22, covering a complete of 548 districts.
The lockdown will continue until March 31 in India, the main trade partner for Bangladeshi territory ports.
The virus has affected trade through Benapole territory port to a great extent, according to port users.
Some 200 trucks go from Bangladesh to India a time whereas around 500 Indian kinds enter Benapole port in the average on any regular day time, they said.
Around 6,000 trucks stranded at Petrapole interface in India have already been looking forward to a go-ahead to enter Bangladesh, explained Abdul Jalil, deputy director of Benapole land interface.
Sonamasjid land interface stopped foreigners' entry to Bangladesh on March 15, explained Jafar Iqbal, immigration officer of the slot.
On March 22, Bangladesh suspended entry of most foreign nationals through 11 property ports of the country.
The property ports are positioned in Bhomra, Banglabandha, Hili, Burimari, Roumari, Darshana, Nakugaon, Tamabil, Shaola and Akhaura.
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net
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