Burimari port to stay shut for 11 days

Import and export activities at Burimari Land Port in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat will remain suspended for 11 consecutive days starting from March 17.

The decision came after an emergency meeting between business leaders from Bangladesh and India to determine a mutual holiday schedule, according to a notification issued Monday.

Burimari port will remain closed on Tuesday, March 17, for Shab-e-Qadr, followed by the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays beginning March 19.

During this period, the movement of all cargo trucks and commercial operations will remain halted. However, passenger movement through the immigration checkpoint will remain normal

Traders also decided to add an additional holiday on March 18 to bridge the gap, with the port further observing a break on March 26 for Independence Day.

During this period, the movement of all cargo trucks and commercial operations will remain halted. However, passenger movement through the immigration checkpoint of the land port will remain normal.

Faruk Hossain, president of the Burimari C&F Agents Association, said, “Considering Eid and other public holidays, we decided on the 11-day suspension after discussions with traders from both sides.”

All commercial activities will resume as usual from March 28, he added.

Sub-Inspector Saifur Rahman, officer-in-charge of the immigration unit at the Burimari Land Port Police Checkpost, confirmed they had been formally notified of the trade suspension but reiterated that the passage of travellers would not be affected.

Mahmudul Hasan, assistant director (traffic) of the Burimari Land Port Authority, said that since traders have opted not to operate during the festive period, port activities naturally come to a standstill.

Muhammad Mohi Uddin, deputy commissioner of the Burimari Land Customs Station, added that while export-import remains closed until March 27, internal customs office activities will continue on a limited scale, except on official government holidays.