Traders said that around 50 trucks loaded with export goods have been stranded at Burimari land port in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila for three days due to Indian traders’ decision to halt imports. Importers at Changrabandha land port in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, have refrained from bringing in goods from Bangladesh since Sunday, according to traders at Lalmonirhat. Indian traders took the decision after their Bangladeshi counterparts at Burimari land port stopped importing boulder stones from India and Bhutan on Saturday, flaring tensions and disrupting trade. Burimari land port is used to export garment scraps, juice, biscuits, and apparel items from Bangladesh to India. “Indian importers have stopped taking our goods since Sunday. As a result, 50 trucks loaded with export products are stranded at the port,” said Shamim Hossain, an exporter at Burimari land port. “They said imports won’t resume unless Bangladesh starts importing boulder stones from India and Bhutan again,” he added.
