Land border crossings of Bangladesh
Bangladesh has sixteen border-crossings or land ports, all of them are with India.
India
Designated Integrated Check Posts (ICP, with both customs and immigration facilities) and Land Customs Stations (LCS) are:[1]
- Khulna Division
- Kolkata–Dhaka via Petrapole-Benapole integrated checkpost crossing
- Ranaghat-Kushtia via Darshana -Gede crossing
- Rajshahi Division
- Malda–Rajshahi via Mahadipur-Sona Masjid crossing
- Rangpur Division
- Mankachar Land Customs Stations(India) and Rowmari post (Bangladesh)
- Banglabandha is a major inland port in northern Bangladesh established to provide a trade link with India, Nepal and Bhutan.[2] The three nations are separated by 52 km (32 mi) of Indian territory, known as the Siliguri Corridor. On the Indian side of the border is Phulbari. Border crossing of vehicles between Phulbari and Banglabandha was started in January 2011.
- Burimari - Chanrabandha integrated checkpost
- Hili Land Port
- Mymensingh Division
- Bagmara Land Customs Stations (India) and Bijoyour post (Bangladesh)
- West Garo Hills–Bakshiganj via Mahendraganj crossing on NH12
- Tura–Nalitabari via Dalu crossing on NH217 (India) and Nakugaon post (Bangladesh)
- Sylhet Division
- Karimganj Steamer and Ferry Station (KSFS) Land Customs Stations(India) and Zakiganj post (Bangladesh)
- Karimganj–Beanibazar Upazila via Sutarkandi integrated checkpost crossing on NH37(India) and Sheola post (Bangladesh)
- Shillong–Sylhet via Dawki-Tamabil integrated checkpost crossing (India) and Tamabil post (Bangladesh)
- Borsara Land Customs Stations(India) and Borsara post (Bangladesh)
- Chittagong Division
- Agartala–Dhaka via Akhaura -Agartala integrated checkpost (India) and Akhaura checkpost crossing
- Santirbazar–Feni via Belonia -Santibazar road and railway crossing in South Tripura district
- Sabroom–Ramgarh in Chittagong Division via Ramgarh integrated border checkpost crossing Maitri Setu on Feni River
- Kawarpuchiah integrated checkpost, opened in October 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[3]
Myanmar
Currently Bangladesh-Myanmar border is closed.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Expansion of North East India's Trade and Investment with Bangladesh and Myanmar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Banglabandha land port opens". Daily News Monitoring Service. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh". The Hindu Business Line. 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Arriving and Departing Over Land". Go Myanmar. Retrieved 22 September 2020.