Sonamasjid remains inoperative for three weeks
Bss, Chapainawabganj
Activities in Sonamasjid Land Port in the district have remained suspended for the last three weeks due to an indefinite strike called by the importers and clearing and forwarding agents of the port just after four days of its inauguration as a full-fledged port.The importers and the clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents called on the indefinite strike on December 27, alleging that the port-operating agency, Panama-Sonamasjid Port Link Ltd, was realising excess charges from them. Talking to the news agency, port sources said separate meetings of National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Land Port Authorities were held on Tuesday in Dhaka to solve the problem. Leaders of Chapainawabganj Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Sonamasjid C&F Agents Association, importers' and exporters' groups and Panama Port Link Ltd attended the meetings. President of Chapainawabganj chamber Abdul Wahed said the chairman of Land Port Authority will visit the port within a month and talk to the leaders of the organisations concerned to solve the problems.
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