Benapole
5,000 trucks waiting to enter Bangladesh through Benapole
Around 5,000 trucks loaded with goods are waiting to cross into Bangladesh at India's Petrapole land port, on the other side of the Benapole border. While they have been stranded, trade between the two countries has been greatly affected. It has already had a major impact on revenue collection (import duties).
Madrasa teacher held over ‘raping’ 7-yr old child in Benapole
A Madrasa teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at Bhaberber village of Sharsha upazila in Jashore.
Arms, valuables, drugs worth Tk 120 crore seized from Benapole in 2020
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized gold, arms, dollars, and drugs worth Tk 120 crore and arrested 378 persons involved in smuggling and trafficking along the border areas of Jashore's Benapole in 2020.
Covid-19 negative certificates: 33 Bangladeshis returning from India quarantined
Thirty-three Bangladeshis, who returned from India through Benapole border Friday night, were sent to institutional quarantine Saturday as they did not have Covid-19 negative certificates.
19 Bangladeshis return after serving jail term in India
Nineteen Bangladeshis, including 17 women, returned home on Sunday night after languishing in Indian prison for two years.
Man held with Tk2 crore gold bars from India-bound bus
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday caught a man with 24 gold bars from Benapole’s Amrakhali.
Seven Rohingyas held along Benapole border
Members of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) detained seven Rohingyas including women and children while being trafficked to India through Putkhali border on Wednesday.
14 Tabligh followers return home from India
Fourteen Bangladeshi Tabligh -e-Jamaat members returned home on Friday night after languishing in an Indian jail for 40 days.
Export-import through Benapole resumes after 3 days
Export and import activities through Benapole land port resumed on Sunday, after a three-day disruption in the wake of a strike enforced by Bangladeshi traders.
Physician dies of Covid-19 in Benapole
A physician died from coronavirus at a hospital in the capital on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Dr Amjad Hossain, 60, deputy assistant medical officer (retd) and owner of Rajani Clinic in Benapole.
Jashore Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Shaheen said Dr Amjad Hossain died at the ICU of Regent Hospital in Dhaka’s Mirpur on Saturday night.
Dr Amjad, a resident of Benapole Bhaberber area, left behind wife, one son, a daughter and a host of relatives to mourn his death.
He was buried at his village home at Bhaberber on Sunday.
Forty-three physicians have died from coronavirus as of June 18, said sources at Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)