<p>At 10 a.m., India Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and his Bangladesh counterpart Faruk Khan inaugurated the haats in West Garo Hills district and Baliamari in Bangladesh's Kurigram district.<br /><br />The once thriving centres of trade and commerce were shut down after the creation of Bangladesh out of East Pakistan in 1971. <br /><br />More such 'haats' are to revived in other areas of the state. <br /></p>
<p>At 10 a.m., India Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and his Bangladesh counterpart Faruk Khan inaugurated the haats in West Garo Hills district and Baliamari in Bangladesh's Kurigram district.<br /><br />The once thriving centres of trade and commerce were shut down after the creation of Bangladesh out of East Pakistan in 1971. <br /><br />More such 'haats' are to revived in other areas of the state. <br /></p>