<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Trade between Bangladesh and India through Benapole-Petrapole land port remained suspended since Monday morning due to celebration of the birth anniversary of Indian Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a result, thousands of goods-laden trucks remained stranded on both sides of the port. Most of the vehicles were carrying the raw materials of Bangladesh's garment industry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Karthik Chandra Chakraborty, general secretary of Indian Petrapole C&amp;F Agent Staff Welfare Association, said that due to the public holiday on the occasion of the 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the promoter of India's non-violent movement and pacifist leader, the import-export trade between Bangladesh and India remained shut today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But the movement of passengers between the two countries and other activities of the port remained uninterrupted, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The export-import activities will resume on Tuesday morning, he said. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>