Phulbari-Banglabandh checkpoint resumes

Jhapa, August 10: The Phulbari-Banglabandh check point, a trilateral trade route of Nepal, India and Bhutan, has resumed as usual. With the operation of the checkpoint, import from Bangladesh has smoothened.     

Chief of Nepal Transit and Warehousing Company Limited Office, Kakarvitta, Subas Pandey, said containers stationed at Kakarvitta have headed towards Bangladesh and consignment at the borer of Bangladesh have left for Nepal.     

He mentioned, "With the formation of the interim government in Bangladesh, import and export with Bangladesh has become easier since August 7."     

Goods worth Rs 463.18 million were exported to Bangladesh while the goods worth Rs 3.83 billion imported to Nepal in the fiscal year 2023/24, according to the office.