Bangladesh Constructing 7 New Land Ports

26 August 2021

Bangladesh is constructing seven new land ports to improve land connectivity with India's northeast region. The ports will be set up in cooperation with the states of Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura in India to increase trade and improve regional connectivity. Bangladesh currently has five land ports that connect to those three states.

The following are the ports currently under construction:

  1. Belona land port—will connect Bangladesh's Feni district with the Belonia district of Tripura
  2. Sheola land port—will connect Sylhet's Beanibazar with the Sutarkandi area of Karimganj district of Assam
  3. Balla land port of Chunarughat of Habiganj—will connect with Paharmura in Khowai district of Tripura
  4. Bholaganj land port—will connect Companiganj upazila of Sylhet with Cherapunji of Meghalaya
  5. Gobrakura-Koroitoli land port of Haluaghat of Mymensingh—will connect Gasuapara of Meghalaya with Bangladesh
  6. Dhanua Kamalpur land port—will connect Jamalpur with Mahendraganj of Ampati district in Meghalaya
  7. Ramgarh land port of Khagrachari—will connect with Sabrum of Tripura

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