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Title : Need to set up border trade post along Indo-Bangladesh border to boost trade and commerce and to stop illegal smuggling.
SHRI ADHIR CHOWDHURY (BAHARAMPUR): Trade between India and Bangladesh has been growing and is promised to be increased further as the relations between the two countries have been registering a positive note much to the encouragement of the traders and business communities of both the countries.
West Bengal maintains a long land and riverine border with Bangladesh. Illegal trade has been going on in spite of restrictions imposed upon and smuggling has virtually become a way of life of the people in border districts. One of such districts is Murshidabad in West Bengal where great potentialities of border trade could easily be harnessed provided Government consider the geo-economic situation of the district and the Government is kind enough to set up border trade post in the district Murshidabad and pursue this matter with the Bangladesh Government.