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Border trade with India's Mizoram state top priority for Bangladesh

27 Apr '22
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Pic: SOMRERK WITTHAYANANT/Shutterstock
Pic: SOMRERK WITTHAYANANT/Shutterstock

Bangladesh is giving top priority to the implementation and formalisation of border trade with the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram, according to its commerce minister Tipu Munshi, who was in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl last week and visited the proposed sites for an integrated check post (ICP) at Kawrpuichhuah at Tlabung sub-division in the Lunglei district.

He also visited the proposed site of a border market at Sajek area, about 20 km from Silsury village in western Mizoram's Mamit district, to jointly verify the place with the state commerce and industry minister R Lalthangliana, according to Indian media reports.

He said Bangladesh is taking necessary measures to set up of border markets at Silsury, Tuipuibari, Nunsuri and Marpara in Mamit district.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)

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