Dhaka, January 23 (PTI): India and Bangladesh have opened a key joint land port at the northwestern tip of Banglabandha bordering Phulbari of West Bengal to boost bilateral trade. Phulbari-Banglabandha land port was opened at a cross-border ceremony attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Bangladesh’s Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury.
Two trucks carrying cotton from Bangladesh entered Indian territory, while three stone-laden trucks from India crossed the border into Bangladesh, reports said yesterday. Mukherjee termed the relations between the two countries as historic and said both Bangladesh and India have been working to cut trade deficit. “Both countries are determined to solve all problems side by side with boosting trade,” he said. He said that Phulbari-Banglabandha land port has more potential than Benapole-Petraploe as it is very close to Siliguri, the gateway to northeast India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Two trucks carrying cotton from Bangladesh entered Indian territory, while three stone-laden trucks from India crossed the border into Bangladesh, reports said yesterday. Mukherjee termed the relations between the two countries as historic and said both Bangladesh and India have been working to cut trade deficit. “Both countries are determined to solve all problems side by side with boosting trade,” he said. He said that Phulbari-Banglabandha land port has more potential than Benapole-Petraploe as it is very close to Siliguri, the gateway to northeast India, Nepal and Bhutan.
