After nearly two months of suspension, rice imports through the Sonamasjid land port in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, have resumed. As part of trade activities with India, a total of 1,188 metric tons of non-basmati parboiled rice entered Bangladesh by Thursday afternoon. The information was confirmed by Kamal Khan, Operations Manager of Panama Sonamasjid Port Link Limited, who detailed the import schedule between January 24 and 28.
According to customs officials, the average cost per kilogram of the imported rice ranged between Tk 50 and Tk 70, depending on the type. Samir Chandra Ghosh, Deputy Director of the Sonamasjid Plant Quarantine Center, said the last rice consignment through this port arrived on December 3 of the previous year, totaling 563.7 metric tons. Import operations had remained halted since then.
The resumption marks a continuation of bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India through one of the country’s key land ports, potentially stabilizing local rice supply after the import gap.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, শিবগঞ্জ (চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) প্রকাশ : ২৯ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৬: ৩৪ উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, শিবগঞ্জ (চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) দীর্ঘ পৌনে দুই মাস পর চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জের শিবগঞ্জ উপজেলার সোনামসজিদ স্থলবন্দর দিয়ে আবারও চাল আমদানি শুরু হয়েছে। ভারতের সঙ্গে বাণিজ্য
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