trade resumes at Benapole port,
8 held over clash at Benapole port, trade resumes
Trade at Benapole land port resumed on Tuesday morning after around 24 hours of suspension following a clashe between two groups over taking control of the port’s contracting job.
Import-export activities and loading and unloading of goods resumed 10 am again and 50 trucks entered the land port from India with imported goods until 11 pm, said Abdul Jalil, Deputy Director (traffic) of Benapole land port.
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Meanwhile, a case was filed against 36 people in connection with the clashe and eight people were arrested, said Kamal Hossain Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of Benapole port police station.
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