Benapole, Dec 18 (UNB) – Amid overheated local markets, another shipment of 1,900 metric tonnes (MT) of potatoes arrived in Bangladesh from neighbouring India, officials said on Wednesday.

An Indian freight train, carrying the potatoes, arrived at Benapole Rail Station through the country’s largest Benapole land port in Jashore around 9:30pm on Tuesday, said stationmaster Saiduzzaman.

The train with 42 wagons loaded with the potatoes came from India’s Punjab. “One of Deluxe International of West Bengal’s Malda exported it.”

Faruk Iqbal Dablu, a representative of Bangladesh Logistic Service, said the potato-laden train has already left for Noapara from the station for unload after completing customs and railway formalities on Tuesday night.

The potatoes will be sent to different parts of the country, including Dhaka and Chattogram, he said.  

Benapole land port’s Deputy Director Rashedul Sajib Nazir said the shipment consists of 38,000 sacks of potatoes weighing 1900MT.

Per kilogram of potato has been bought from India at Tk 28.5, he said, adding that they are cooperating to release the consignment soon.

END/UNB/Corr/SU/SAM/1203 hrs