Truck in Hili land port

Hili land port is situated at Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur district, on the Bangladesh-India border.

Land Port

Hili Land Port covers an area of 10,000 acres and has a storage capacity of 10,000 MT.[1] In 1985–86, the Hili customs station was established for export-import business between Bangladesh and India. Later in 1996, it was declared by the government a full-fledged customs station. In 2005, the government handed over the port for private management. On November, 2007 Panama Hili Port Link Limited took lease the port for 25 years. On the Indian side, the land port and border check post is at Hili, Dakshin Dinajpur.[2]

Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports is a 2013 United Nations treaty designed to promote the cooperation of the development of dry ports in the Asia-Pacific region.[3]

Revenue earned

The port earned revenue of Tk85 crore in the first six months of current fiscal year 2012–13, exceeding the annual target Tk55 crore by 150 per cent.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Land ports in brief" (PDF). Bangladesh government. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Centre plans 13 new Integrated Check Posts to encourage engagement with neighbours". The Indian Express. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports comes into force". United Nations ESCAP. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Hili port revenue up one and a half times in 6 months". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

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