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SATKHIRA, Oct 4, 2025 (BSS) – Import and export activities at the Bhomra land port in Satkhira resumed this morning after remaining suspended for six consecutive days due to Shardiya Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus. 

The reopening has restored vibrancy to the port area, with Indian goods-laden trucks entering Bhomra land port and Bangladeshi export trucks crossing into India’s Ghojadanga land port.
  
Abu Hasan, president of the Bhomra Land Port C&F Agents Association, said the Ghojadanga C&F Agents Cargo Welfare Association in India had earlier informed them in writing that import and export activities  would remain suspended from September 28 (Sunday) to October 2 (Thursday) in celebration of  Durga Puja. 

In addition, as Friday (October 3) was a weekly holiday in Bangladesh, trade operations between the two countries remained suspended for a total of six days.

However, the cross-border import and export trade between Bangladesh and India resumed as usual from Saturday (October 4), restoring normalcy and activity at the port area, he added.

Officer-in-Charge of Bhomra Immigration Police Rasheduzzaman said that although trade activities were suspended for six days due to the festival, passport-holding travellers continued to cross the border as usual.

Revenue Officer of Bhomra Customs Mizanur Rahman said the trade activities resumed today following a mutual decision between traders of both countries.