The first Integrated Checkpost along- Agartala-Akhaura India-Bangladesh border was jointly inaugurated today by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar was also present on the occasion.
Aimed at facilitating easier movement of goods and passengers across the border and promote better relations between India and Bangladesh, the Agartala -Akhaura Integrated Checkpost is the first of the seven Land Customs Border Stations being upgraded by the Land Port Authority of India along the 4096 km border. The Integrated Checkpost houses all regulatory agencies including Immigration, Customs and Border Security and constitutes a single complex equipped with state-of-art facilities with dedicated cargo and passenger terminals, ware-housing and banking. Trade between India and Bangladesh has improved significantly after India granted zero-customs and zero-quoto trade concessions to all Bangledeshi products except 25 items. Bangledshi exports to India hit a record of 562 million dollar during 2012-13.
Aimed at facilitating easier movement of goods and passengers across the border and promote better relations between India and Bangladesh, the Agartala -Akhaura Integrated Checkpost is the first of the seven Land Customs Border Stations being upgraded by the Land Port Authority of India along the 4096 km border. The Integrated Checkpost houses all regulatory agencies including Immigration, Customs and Border Security and constitutes a single complex equipped with state-of-art facilities with dedicated cargo and passenger terminals, ware-housing and banking. Trade between India and Bangladesh has improved significantly after India granted zero-customs and zero-quoto trade concessions to all Bangledeshi products except 25 items. Bangledshi exports to India hit a record of 562 million dollar during 2012-13.
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