Five tons of cumin have been imported through the Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria. An Indian truck carrying cumin arrived at the Akhaura land port at 6:15pm on Monday evening.
This is the first consignment of imported goods for the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking the resumption of normal import trade at the port.
According to port sources, no goods were imported from India through the port from July to December of the current 2024-25 fiscal year. On Monday, a company named M/s Porshi Impex imported 5 tons of cumin from India.
The Indian company M.T. Exim Private Limited exported this cumin at a price of $3.49 per kilogram.
Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Assistant Director of Akhaura Land Port, said that imports through the port have been irregular for a long time. This is the first time cumin has been imported this fiscal year, marking the resumption of import trade, he added.
