KARIMGANJ, Assam, India, April 24: The trade between India and Bangladesh through Sutarkandi Land Port in Assams Karimganj district has witnessed a remarkable increase in the past couple of years.
The local businessmen, traders, and local people are expecting that the trade (export and import) between the two neighbouring countries will increase more in the coming days.
According to the Land Ports Authority of India, there are currently Eleven Land ports operational in India at Attari, Agartala, Dawki, Petrapole, Raxaul, Rupaidiha, Jogbani, Moreh, Sutarkandi, Srimantapur and PTB at Dera Baba Nanak and in 2023-24, Land Ports in India facilitated trade worth Rs 47,594 crore till January 2024. The Sutarkandi Land Port is located on the international border between India and Bangladesh in the Karimganj district of Assam.
In 2007, the government of Assam built a Border Trade Centre to facilitate foreign trade at Sutarkandi and it is the main customs check post for trade flow. —ANI
