Dinajpur Correspondent: Manoj Kumar, Indian Assistant High Commissioner assigned to Rajshahi, said that Hili land port is in an important position in terms of trade between Bangladesh and India due to geographical reasons. Which is also possible. As a result, various initiatives will be taken around this port. He said these things while visiting the land port, check post, and border zero point on Tuesday (February 27) afternoon.
At this time, he said how to speed up import-export activities through this port and increase passenger traffic and to take effective steps to quickly resolve visa complications in India, including businessmen. Today’s visit is for the benefit of both countries by developing the existing facilities at Hili Land Port. If you don’t come and see it yourself, you won’t understand. Port operations will be speeded up by solving the problems that exist here. Indian High Commissioner Manoj Kumar has assured that effective steps will be taken to solve visa complications.
He came to Hili by road from Rajshahi at 1:15 p.m. Then, around two o’clock in the afternoon, after inspecting the Panama Port Link and Heli Customs of Heli Land Port, the customs officer had a separate meeting with the import and export agents of the port.
Indian Assistant High Commissioner Manoj Kumar was present as the chief guest in an exchange meeting with Bangladesh-India businessmen, customs officials, the Balurghat-Hili-Meghalaya Corridor Committee, local C&F agents, and local dignitaries at 3 o’clock that day.
In the meeting of the import-export businessmen of Bangladesh and India, the businessmen of Bangladesh said that they informed the assistant high commissioner about various issues, including the setting up of a quarantine office inside India, the absence of quoted customs officers, visa facilitation, and the dollar rate not being stable. In response, the Assistant High Commissioner assured that he would solve these problems.
Earlier, the convener of the Balurghat-Hili-Bangladesh-Meghalaya Corridor Committee, Nab Kumar Das, requested that the Assistant High Commissioner take initiatives for the implementation of the corridor, and the Assistant High Commissioner assured to bring the issue to the attention of the governments of Bangladesh and India. Indian Assistant High Commissioner Manoj Kumar left Hili for Rajshahi by road at 5:30 pm.
