Two border markets between Bangladesh and India will open in a month as the two countries have resolved major issues, such as identity cards for participants and exchange of currencies, commerce ministry officials said.

These two markets, or haats, are

Lawerghor in Sunamganj and Kaliarchar in Kurigram. On the other side, the markets will be in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

“There will be common ID cards for participants at these haats. Bangladesh has already approved the card and sent it to India for approval,” said a senior commerce ministry official yesterday.

Bangladesh and India signed a memorandum of understanding to establish border markets in October last year on a pilot basis. But operations were left hanging on different issues, like marking the space required and participants, use of foreign currency, formation of committees, commodities to be sold and fencing the market areas.