Sonamasjid land port to reopen for immigration after 3 years

The immigration services at Sonamasjid land port in Chapainawabganj, which remained suspended for nearly three years, will reopen for travelers on March 12, according to UNB.

Manoj Kumar, assistant high commissioner of India in Rajshahi, will inaugurate the immigration services Immigration at 3pm on March 12, said Abdul Waheed, president of Chapainawabganj Chamber of Commerce and Industries on Thursday.

On February 2, the Indian Assistant High Commissioner of Rajshahi Manoj Kumar visited the Chapainawabganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry office.

The people of the country's northwestern region were facing problems with traveling to India through Sonamasjid-Mehandipur route as the immigration services in the Sonamasjid land port were shut on March 15, 2020, due to the pandemic.a

However, export-import activities through the port were normal during this period.