'Can Have Spillover Effects': Over 4,500 Indians Return, Indo-Bangla Trade Comes To Standstill

July 21, 2024
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  • Bangladesh Unrest 'Can Have Spillover Effects'

Over 4,500 Indian people have been helped to return home by India and its officials, who have also sent out a warning to their fellow citizens in Bangladesh that is experiencing unrest. A representative expressed worries about the protests in Bangladesh having a "spillover effect" in the meanwhile. Furthermore, the widespread protests have had an impact on trade between Bangladesh and India.Over 4,500 Indian people have been helped to return home by India and its officials, who have also sent out a warning to their fellow citizens in Bangladesh that is experiencing unrest.

A representative expressed worries about the protests in Bangladesh having a "spillover effect" in the meanwhile. Furthermore, the widespread protests have had an impact on trade between Bangladesh and India according to Menafn report.

The trade between India and Bangladesh via land ports came to a standstill on Sunday, news agency PTI reported. The report cited officials as saying that there was no movement of cargo trucks to and fro due to the ongoing student protests in Bangladesh.

"The Bangladeshi side of the Petrapole landport remained non-functional," officials said. Nearly one-third of land-based trade between India and Bangladesh takes place through Petrapole.

"Trade from other land ports to Bangladesh, including Petrapole, Gojadanga, Fulbari, and Mahadipur, has also stalled as Bangladeshi Customs announced a two-day holiday from Sunday, following the government's declaration of a holiday except for essential services due to unrest," stated Ujjal Saha, secretary of the West Bengal Exporters' Coordination Committee.Trade from other land ports to Bangladesh, such as Petrapole, Gojadanga, Fulbari, and Mahadipur, has also halted, according to Coordination Committee Secretary Ujjal Saha. This is because Bangladeshi Customs has declared a two-day holiday starting on Sunday, which follows the government's declaration of a holiday except for essential services. "Trade from other land ports to Bangladesh, including Petrapole, Gojadanga, Fulbari, and Mahadipur, has also stalled as Bangladeshi Customs announced a two-day moratorium," stated Ujjal Saha, secretary of the West Bengal Exporters' Coordination Committee.