Benapole land port

Benapole Land Port
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Benapole Land Port class=notpageimage| Location in Bangladesh
Location
Country	Bangladesh
Location	Benapole, Jessore
Coordinates	23°02′33″N88°53′37″E / 23.0426194°N 88.893623°E / 23.0426194; 88.893623
Details
Opened	1947
Type of harbour	dry port

Benapole Land Port, is the largest land port of Bangladesh located in Benapole town of Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District. This port is used to export-import good with India through Benapole-Petrapole border. ^[1] This port is governed by Bangladesh Land Port Authority. ^[2] About 90% of the imported Indian goods enter Bangladesh through this port. ^[3]

History

Benapole land port was established as a Land Customs station and later it was turned into a Customs Division in 1984. It was transformed into a Custom House in 1997 and in 2009 new buildings were constructed in the location and Benapole Customs and Immigration Check post started its operation since then. ^[3]

See also

• Benapole Border Crossing

References

1. "Trade through Benapole land port resumes after 10 weeks". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
2. Bangladesh Land Port Authority
3. "Procurement Details". World Bank. Retrieved 2020-06-28.