Import and export through the Hili land port in Dinajpur resumed on Saturday after an eight-day closure on the occasion of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus.
Trade operations were suspended from September 26 to October 03 following discussions between importers and exporters of both Bangladesh and India in celebration of the festival, Revenue Officer of Hili Land Port Customs Md Nizam Uddin told the media.
He said that cross-border trade through the port resumed around 10:30 am on Saturday, with 17 goods-laden Indian trucks entering Bangladesh by noon, while two Bangladeshi trucks carrying export items crossed into India.
The eight-day suspension of import-export activities had led to a rise in the price of green chillies in the local market, said Ferdous Rahman, president of the Hili Land Port C&F Agents Association.
With resumption of trade activities, trucks carrying imported green chillies from India have started entering the port, and unloading and marketing are expected to begin later in the day, he said.
He expressed hope that the price of green chillies would return to normal once regular imports resume.