No export-import through Teknaf port for 7 months

The prolonged suspension of import-export operations at Teknaf Land Port, Bangladesh’s key trade gateway to Myanmar, has entered its seventh consecutive month, triggering severe economic fallout for local businesses, workers, and national revenue. With cross-border trade halted since March 2025 due to escalating conflict between Myanmar’s military junta and the Arakan Army, which now controls the Rakhine border region, Teknaf Port has ground to a standstill. The government is losing an estimated Tk 40–50 crore in monthly customs and trade-related revenue, according to port officials, with total losses exceeding Tk 300 crore since the shutdown began. On Tuesday, hundreds of affected workers, traders, and residents staged a human chain protest along the highway adjacent to the port, demanding immediate resumption...