Border Haat between India and Bangladesh inaugurated at Bholaganj in Sylhet

Border Haat between India and Bangladesh inaugurated at Bholaganj in Sylhet

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Category : International Published on: May 09 2023

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  • A new Border-Haat between India and Bangladesh has inaugurated in Bholaganj under the Companiganj upazila of Sylhet.
  • Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister of Bangladesh Imran Ahmed and Assistant High Commissioner of India Niraj Kumar Jaiswal jointly inaugurated the Border-Haat.
  • This is the fourth Border Haat in Sylhet division out of which three are currently functional. Three more Border Haats are planned to be opened in the Sylhet division.
  • The Border Haat will function on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. 
  • The Bholaganj Border Haat will have 26 stalls from India and 24 stalls from Bangladesh where traditional items from both the countries will be sold duty free.
  • The first Border Haat was inaugurated in 2011 in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya at Kalaichar and Kurigram in Bangladesh.
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