India stops exports to Bangladesh through the Petrapole border
The unrest in Bangladesh also affected the Petrapole port. Exports to neighboring countries have been suspended since Saturday morning. Imports are also slow. The number of passengers coming to India from that country has also decreased. This has had an impact on currency exchange. Vehicles are in Petrapole for the transportation of passengers. Their business has also been hit by the lack of passengers.
Students are protesting in Bangladesh, demanding quota reform. According to the news agency AFP, 105 people have died in clashes between police, administration, and students since Saturday morning. A curfew has been imposed in Bangladesh since Friday night. The army patrols the streets. Internet services are suspended. In this context, 35 trucks of goods were exported to the country through Petrapole on Saturday morning. After that, the export was stopped. Imports are slow. Kartik Chakraborty, secretary of Petrapole Clearing Forwarding Agent, said the export was stopped after talking to the Land Port Authority (LPI) after the export started on Saturday morning. ’
Karthik also explained why the export was stopped. "I was exporting goods. I was communicating with the people of Panapole by car to send the goods. But he could not be contacted as mobile internet services were suspended. This creates panic about how the goods will be shipped. Then I contacted LPI. The LPI official first said that the export would be stopped for half an hour. After talking to the higher-ups, he talked about stopping the entire export. Kartik said arrangements will also be made to bring back the Indian drivers who are in Bangladesh. He said, "The situation has changed a little bit. But I am still worried. So the trade is being stopped for the time being. If we get an official message from Bangladesh that the situation is normal, then the export will resume. He talked about the problems of exporting raw materials. "Where will we export the raw materials? No people. Since mobile and internet services are down, no one can be contacted. If the product is seized, the raw material will be damaged.’’
The number of passengers coming to India through the Petrapole border has decreased. This has had an impact on currency exchange. Local vehicle dealers have also suffered losses. some point. ’’