POBNEWS24, Desk report Dhaka Oct 26, 2024 : India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the modern passenger terminal at Petrapole on Sunday.
To strengthen its security, import and export between the two countries will be closed through the Benapole-Petrapole port on Saturday and the previous day.
Benapole Land Port Deputy Director (Traffic) Mamun Kabir Tarafdar said that Kamlesh Shahni, Manager of Petropol Port Authority, said in a letter in this regard.
He said, “Even though import and export are closed, Benapole port and customs operations will continue. Along with this, there will be normal movement of passengers with passports between the two countries.”
The terminal was supposed to be inaugurated last Thursday. But it was postponed due to natural calamities.
Karthik Chakraborty, general secretary of the Petrapol Clearing Agent Staff Welfare Association of India, said, “Imports and exports will continue at full speed from Monday morning.”
