Burimari Land Port | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Location | Burimari, Patgram, Lalmonirhat |
Coordinates | 26°24′16″N88°55′31″E / 26.404374°N 88.925275°E |
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Built | January 12, 2002 |
Opened | April 9, 2010 |
Operated by | Bangladesh Land Port Authority |
Owned by | Bangladesh Land Port Authority |
Type of harbour | Land Port |
The Burimari Land Port, operated under the management of the Bangladesh Land Port Authority, is one of the major land ports of the country. It is located in the Rangpur Division in the district of Lalmonirhat, within the Patgram Upazila area. [1] On the other side of the border is the Changrabandha LCS in the Mekhliganj Subdivision of West Bengal, India.
The land port is situated in the 8 No. Burimari Union of Patgram Upazila, in the Lalmonirhat District. [1] It is 12 km from Patgram, about 95 km from Lalmonirhat, and approximately 93 km north of Rangpur. The distance from Burimari Land Port to the capital city of Dhaka is about 400 km, while the distance to Phuentsholing in Bhutan is about 108 km.
To facilitate the import and export of goods via land routes with India, Bhutan, and Nepal, a customs station was established at the zero point of the Burimari area in 1988. On January 12, 2002, the Burimari Customs Station was declared a land port, and operational activities officially began on April 9, 2010. [2]
Through this port, goods like coal, timber, stones, cement, china clay, ball clay, quartz, chemical fertilizers, cosmetics, animal feed, various fruits, onions, garlic, ginger, rice, lentils, wheat, seeds, and tobacco are imported from India, Bhutan, and Nepal. Bangladesh exports items like hilsa fish, melamine utensils, and medicines through this port. [1]
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