Export and import between Bangladesh and India through Dinajpur’s Hili land port will remain suspended for seven days on the occasion of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community. Md Mostafizur Rahman, general secretary of Hili Land Port Import-Export Group, said that trade activities will remain halted from October 19 to 25 . Bangladesh-India trade through Hili land port suspended for Eid-e-Miladunnabi “The import-export through the land port will resume in full swing from October 26 after the Puja celebration,” he said, adding that they have taken the decision after a meeting with traders from both the countries.   Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hili Immigration check-post, Sheikh Ashraful, said  though business activities will remain suspended during the weeklong vacation, immigration process will go on as usual.   Locals block Hili rail track demanding restoration of stopover of all trains So, the cross-border travel will continue through the immigration check-post of the land port during this time, he added. Md Bayezid, deputy commissioner of the Hili Land Customs Station, said that local businesses will be able to release their imported goods by paying customs during the vacation except on October 24 as it will be a public holiday for  Durga Puja. Trade through Hili land port suspended for Janmashtami

Importers are suspecting that onion price in the country may go up during Ramadan, as the government of Bangladesh has decided to not issue new permits for importing Indian onions after March 15 through the Hili land port -- to ensure local farmers get a fair price. “Large consignments of onions are being imported now through Hili land port to keep prices stable during Ramadan. But the government decided to not issue new onion import permits from India, which may make the onion market unstable,” Senior Vice President of Hili Land Port Import-Export Group Shahidul Islam said while speaking at a press conference on Monday (March 14, 2023) night.  Read More: Onion imports through Benapole resume after 2 months If onion imports stop after March 15, importers will suffer financially. Consumers also have to buy onions at higher prices during Ramadan, he added.  Mostafizur Rahman, general secretary of the organization, said that it is necessary to continue importing onions throughout the month of Ramadan and keep the prices stable.  Currently, imported onions are being sold at Tk 24 and domestic onions at Tk 26 per kg at retail level.  Read More: Magura onion farmers in tears as prices plummet

Police on Friday detained a smuggler with eight gold bars from Birampur at Hili border of Dinajpur. The detainee was identified as Golzar Hossain, 50, son of Abdur Rahman of Basupara area of the upazila. Police said a team, being informed of gold smuggling in India through the Katla border, conducted a drive in the area around 7pm. Police detained Golzar when he tried to escape after placing gold bars under a wooden log placed next to Katla Bazar. Read: Security guard held with 80 gold bars at Chattogram airport Later, eight gold bars were seized from under the wooden logs. During the interrogation, Golzar admitted that he possessed the gold bars. Sumon Kumar Mahanta, Officer-in-Charge of Birampur Police Station, said legal processes are underway in this regard. Golzar will be produced before court on Saturday. Read: Man held with 25 gold bars at Dhaka airport Earlier on Thursday, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested another smuggler along with four gold bars while trafficking those to India through Haripukur area of Hili border.

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India recent condition for onion export through waterways has irked the traders at Hili land port.

A patient who fled from the isolation ward of Pabna hospital was held from Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur and put under home quarantine on Thursday.

Hili (Dinajpur), Sept 15 (UNB) – The Indian government’s clampdown on onion export is causing a fair bit of upset across the border as well, with Bangladeshi businessmen at Hili land port between the two countries left agonising over a sharp increase in its prices.

Hili (Dinajpur), Aug 19 (UNB) – Wholesale traders have hiked the onion price by Tk 10-11 per kg here on the excuse of short supply following the closure of Hili port for eight days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.