After three years of closure due to COVID pandemic, one of the two ‘Border Haats’ (markets) in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border resumed trading on Tuesday.
Large number of vendors, buyers and officials from both the two countries participated on the day as they hoped business to expand.
District officials of South Tripura and Bangladesh’s Feni districts were present on the opening day of the business of the Srinagar (India)-Chhagal Naiya (Bangladesh) border haat in South Tripura district.
Additional District Magistrate and Collector of South Tripura district Dhanbabu Reang and Bangladesh’s Feni District’s Additional District Magistrate Abhishek Das said that the ‘Border Haat’ would function on each Tuesday.
27 vendors including women from each side would participate in the border market while 1200 buyers each from India and Bangladesh would be allowed to enter into the ‘Border Haat’ after verifying their government identity cards.
Vendors from both countries were happy that the function of the border haats have resumed after long closure.
