Sonamasjid land port to reopen for immigration after nearly three years

The immigration services at Sonamasjid land port in Chapainawabganj, which remained suspended for nearly three years, will reopen for travellers on 12 March, reports news agency UNB.

Manoj Kumar, assistant high commissioner of India in Rajshahi, will be present at Sonamasjid Immigration 12 at around 3:00 pm on the day and inaugurate it, said Abdul Waheed, president of Chapainawabganj Chamber of Commerce and Industries on Thursday.

Earlier, on 2 February, assistant high commissioner Manoj Kumar visited Chapainawabganj Chamber of Commerce & Industry office and met its president.

The people of the country’s north-western region were facing problems in travelling to India through Sonamasjid-Mehandipur route as the immigration services in the Sonamasjid land port was shut on 15 March, 2020 amid the global outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

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