Bidhan Sabha Polls
No activities for a day at Benapole land port
Export-Import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port remained suspended yesterday because of West Bengal State Assembly (Bidhan Sabha) polls in Kolkata and North and South 24 Pargana districts in India.
Petrapole Customs Clearing and Forwarding Staff Welfare Association secretary Kartik Chandra Dey said export and import activities through Benapole won't be held for 24 hours from Wednesday morning due to election of three districts.
The activities will resume from Thursday morning, he added.
Meanwhile, hundreds of trucks loaded with perishable and other items got stranded on both sides since morning, port sources said.
Aminul Islam, deputy director of Benapole port, said all other activities are going on as usual at the port.
Sources said activities through Bhomra land port also remained suspended from morning due to the elections.
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