Mughal-era ''haats'' on Indo-Bangla border to reopen soon

Shillong, June 28 (PTI) Forty years after border trade between West Bengal and East Pakistan stopped in the event of the birth of Bangladesh, two of the historic border markets are set to reopen soon.Situated on the India-Bangladesh border, the once-thriving markets, known in local parlance as ''haats'', at Balat and Kalaichar in Meghalaya are abuzz with activity.The reopening of the border ...