Traders count loses as border trade impasse stretches on 4th day
Due to unrest in Bangladesh, cross-border trade through India's largest land port Petrapole remained virtually halted today.
Due to unrest in Bangladesh, cross-border trade through India's largest land port Petrapole remained virtually halted today.
Amidst ongoing violence in Bangladesh, where people have been killed and protests happening on the streets
A group of 21 students from Bangladesh, who had originally travelled to India and Nepal for education purposes, have recently returned to India in order to protect themselves from the ongoing protests.
With the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, still three months away, a member of the ICC board said that the global cricketing body is keeping a close eye on the developments in Bangladesh.
In response to the worsening law and order situation in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) has heightened its operational preparedness along the India-Bangladesh border.
Alarge number of students, mostly from India, arrived at the Changrabandha Immigration Check Post in Cooch Behar by this afternoon.
The situation in Bangladesh is very volatile now. Upon receiving this news, many Bangladeshis residing here have started returning, via the Petrapole border. Their concern is evident on their faces.
The ongoing unrest in Bangladesh has led to widespread protests, prompting students from India, Nepal, and other countries to return home through various Immigration Check Posts (ICPs), including Phulbari-Banglabandha near Siliguri.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Friday that so far, 405 students from India, Nepal, and Bhutan along with some stranded tourists have been evacuated from Bangladesh into India through the Dawki Land Port along the state's border with the neighbouring country.
With a view to resolve border issues in a friendly manner, sector commander level meetings between Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) are carried out on a regular basis in the North Bengal Frontier of BSF.
