Benapole Land Port
Land port exports slide as imports climb; MPs seek details of India trade deals
Exports through Bangladesh's 17 land ports fell to about 9.65 lakh tonnes in FY2025-26 while imports rose to 1.64 crore tonnes.
Benapole Land Port
Trade through Benapole resumes after seven-day Eid closure
Import and export through Benapole were halted from 25 to 31 May 2026 and restarted on 1 June, with about 3,000 workers back on loading duties.
Benapole Land Port
Background: how India’s 2025 land-port curbs hit Bangladeshi garment shipments via Benapole
Reported in May 2025: India limited Bangladeshi readymade garments to Kolkata and Mumbai seaports and barred several goods from northeastern land ports, stranding trucks at Benapole.
Benapole Land Port
Benapole truck traffic roughly halves as India trade slows, UNB reports
Daily import trucks fell from 500-550 to 250-300 and export trucks from about 300 to 150, with 1.24 million tonnes traded in the first eight months of FY2025-26.
Benapole Land Port
Benapole customs revenue target cut to Tk 105.88 billion after FY26 shortfall
Benapole Custom House collected Tk 65.59 billion against a Tk 112.9 billion target in FY2025-26; the NBR has trimmed this year's goal as officials report 130 fraud cases in six months.
Benapole Land Port
World Bank-financed tender opens for Benapole land port expansion
A tender notice dated 17 September 2026 seeks contractors for a parking yard, sheds, modern chemical warehouses and other facilities at Benapole, with bids due 2 November.
Benapole Land Port
Benapole-Petrapole cargo trade halted for Durga Puja, set to resume on 25 October
Cargo movement through Bangladesh's largest land port was suspended in stages from 17 to 24 October 2026 for overlapping holidays, while passenger crossings continued.
