Space shortage and traffic congestion at the Burimari land port, which is Bangladesh’s second-largest land port, has caused a major obstacle towards elevation of businesses from Bangladesh with India, Bhutan and Nepal.
Media reports maintained this adding despite opening in 1988 and launching full-fledged operations in 2010, barriers created by the space constraints and traffic congestion have not allowed the land port to reap its full potential.
Reports further added, in 2015-2016, around 13.36 lakh tonnes of imported goods were brought in through Burimari land port, which rose to 46.13 lakh tonnes in FY21 even if the land port authorities, reportedly, earned Taka 66.75 crore in 2020-2021, up from Taka 47.64 crore a year ago, while adding currently, around 450-500 trucks enter the port every day with imported goods from India and Bhutan, while 60-65 trucks from Bangladesh carry goods to India.
