Lesson 4/44 min
Land ports
Key facts
- Largest land port: Benapole (Sharsha, Jashore) (both books; 24th BCS answer)
- Second largest: Hili, Dinajpur (Zubair's GK)
- Bangladesh's only land port with Myanmar: Teknaf (Cox's Bazar)
- Trade with India and Bhutan goes through Burimari (Lalmonirhat) land port (Zubair's GK)
- The book counts 25 land ports, 15 operating; the latest is Mujibnagar Land Customs Station (Majhpara, Mujibnagar, Meherpur), declared a land port on 27 May 2021
Watch out: Counts differ by source: web sources say 24 declared land ports, with 12 to 16 operating depending on source and date. A committee recommended closing Chilahati, Daulatganj and Tegamukh. Treat ‘25’ and ‘15 operating’ as the book's own count.
List of land ports (Khandokar's GK)
| No. | Land port | Place across the border | Place in Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benapole | Petrapole, West Bengal | Sharsha, Jashore |
| 2 | Bhomra | Ghojadanga, West Bengal | Satkhira |
| 3 | Darshana | Krishnanagar, West Bengal | Chuadanga |
| 4 | Hili | Hili, West Bengal | Hakimpur, Dinajpur |
| 5 | Birol | Gaur, West Bengal | Dinajpur |
| 6 | Banglabandha | Phulbari, West Bengal | Tentulia, Panchagarh |
| 7 | Akhaura | Agartala, Tripura | Brahmanbaria |
| 8 | Haluaghat | Gachuapara, Meghalaya | Mymensingh |
| 9 | Bibirbazar | Srimantapur, Tripura | Cumilla |
| 10 | Burimari | Changrabandha, West Bengal | Lalmonirhat |
| 11 | Sona Masjid | Mahadipur, West Bengal | Chapainawabganj |
| 12 | Teknaf | Maungdaw, Myanmar | Cox's Bazar |
| 13 | Tegamukh | Dimagiri, Mizoram | Barkal, Rangamati |
| 14 | Chilahati | Haldibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal | Domar, Nilphamari |
| 15 | Daulatganj | Majdia, Nadia, West Bengal | Jibannagar, Chuadanga |
| 16 | Dhanua Kamalpur | — | Bakshiganj, Jamalpur |
| 17 | Bholaganj | — | Sylhet |
| 18 | Sheola | — | Beanibazar, Sylhet |
| 19 | Bilonia | — | Parshuram, Feni |
| 20 | Nakugaon | — | Nalitabari, Sherpur |
| 21 | Ramgarh | — | Khagrachhari |
| 22 | Banga Sonahat | — | Bhurungamari, Kurigram |
| 23 | Balla | — | Habiganj |
| 24 | Tamabil | Dawki, Meghalaya | Sylhet |
| 25 | Mujibnagar Land Customs Station | — | Majhpara, Mujibnagar, Meherpur |
Did you know?: Zubair's GK lists these land ports: Sona Masjid (Chapainawabganj), Hili (Dinajpur), Burimari (Lalmonirhat), Benapole (Jashore), Bhomra (Satkhira), Banglabandha (Panchagarh), Birol (Dinajpur), Tamabil (Sylhet), Haluaghat (Mymensingh), Bibirbazar (Cumilla), Akhaura (Brahmanbaria), Bilonia (Feni), Teknaf (Cox's Bazar). They agree with Khandokar's list.
Check yourself
Which is Bangladesh's only land port with Myanmar?
At a glance
- 1
Largest land port: Benapole (Jashore); second largest Hili (Dinajpur, Zubair's GK).
- 2
Teknaf is the only land port with Myanmar; Burimari handles trade with India and Bhutan.
- 3
The book counts 25 land ports; the latest is Mujibnagar, declared 27 May 2021; counts differ by source (24 declared on the web).
- 4
Tamabil (Sylhet) – Dawki, Akhaura (Brahmanbaria) – Agartala, Banglabandha (Panchagarh) – Phulbari.