500 Indians leave through Benapole

Five hundred Indian nationals who were stranded for nearly five months due to coronavirus outbreak left Bangladesh through Benapole land port between Thursday morning and yesterday noon. Twelve Bangladeshi citizens also returned home through the land port during this period.

Confirming the information, Benapole Immigration Officer-in-Charge Ahsan Habib said 233 Indians returned home on Thursday while 267 returned so far yesterday.

The Indian nationals who were stranded in the country started returning home on Thursday after maintaining some conditions imposed by the Indian government.

Four months and 23 days ago, Indian government issued restrictions on travelers, who use Benapole port, in order to contain coronavirus outbreak.

Last week, Benapole port authorities received a letter from India containing some conditions and guidelines for the stranded Indian citizens who want to return from Bangladesh.