Bibir Bazar landport opens tomorrow

Newly constructed Bibir Bazar landport at Comilla border opens tomorrow with traders hoping of increased volume of trade with Tripura and adjoining states of India.
Srimantapur landport in Tripura, opposite Bibir Bazar, has been upgraded to handle increased volume of cargo, officials said.
Bibir Bazar landport was constructed on 10 acres at Katokbazar on the border by Shepherd Comilla Landport Limited, which took its lease for 15 years.
The government will get 15 percent of the revenue earned from the landport.
The customs office managing cross border trade at Bibir Bazar will now be shifted to the newly constructed port, which has all the facilities including warehouse.
Traders said boulders, cement, polythene, cosmetics are now exported, while onion, ginger, bamboo imported through Bibir Bazar customs station. They are hopeful of increased volume of trade, reaching adjoining states of Tripura.
Manager of Shepherd Landport Limited Golam Maula said roads linking the port with Chittagong and Dhaka need to be improved.