After a three-day hiatus, including a weekly holiday due to the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, import-export activities at the Hili Land Port in Dinajpur resumed on Saturday.

Md Abdur Rahman, administrative officer of Panama Port Limited, said that operations returned to normal by 3:30pm on Saturday. ‘The temporary closure had affected the flow of goods, but activities have now resumed smoothly.’

According to M Zaman, superintendent of the Hili Land Port’s Customs Department, several trucks carrying imported goods such as corn, spices and fruits entered Bangladesh from India on Saturday afternoon.

Unloading operations for these goods are already under way, and port activities have returned to their usual pace, he said.

Md Yusuf Ali, plant quarantine officer at Hili Land Port, also confirmed that goods import and export activities, starting from 12:30pm on Saturday, had been fully restored.

Trucks carrying goods from India are entering the port, and the goods are being transferred to domestic trucks for distribution in various parts across the country, he said.

Ferdous Rahman, president of the Hili CF Agents Association, highlighted the significant impact of the brief shutdown, which lasted from February 11 to February 13.

However, with the resumption of services today, goods are once again flowing between Bangladesh and India through the Hili Land Port.

The reopening of the port is expected to facilitate the smooth continuation of trade between the two neighbouring countries, marking a swift return to normalcy after the election-related closure.