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Import duty hike: Fruit import through Benapole suspended
Importers have suspended the import of fruit through Benapole land port for an indefinite period protesting the governments decision to impose additional import duties. No fruit-carrying trucks have entered the port since Tuesday morning as per the importers decision, reports UNB. The move...
Benapole Customs forms IRM unit to boost revenue, stop tax evasion
Benapole Customs House has formed an Investigation, Research and Management (IRM) unit to play an effective role in preserving and securing revenue. Benapole Customs commissioner issued an office order in this regard on Monday. IRM officers will be considered to be on duty for 24 hours, reports...
Train from Benapole arrives in Dhaka
Train service on the Benapole-Dhaka route via the Padma Bridge began on Tuesday as the Ruposhi Bangla Express, with a 768-seat capacity, made its first journey from Benapole to Dhaka. The train left Benapole Railway Station for Dhaka at 3:00 pm with 927 passengers in 12 coaches and reached...
Rail service on Benapole-Dhaka route via Padma Bridge tomorrow
After a long wait, passenger train service on the new Benapole-Dhaka route via the Padma Bridge will begin on Tuesday. Jashore Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Azharul Islam will formally inaugurate the services at Benapole Railway Station. The newly launched service will reduce travel time...
15 Bangladeshis return home thru Benapole Port after serving jail in India
Fifteen Bangladeshi nationals returned home via the Benapole check post on Friday night after serving two years in an Indian prison, reports UNB. The individuals, hailing from Narail, Khulna, and Satkhira districts, were handed over to Bangladeshs immigration authorities by Indian officials....
New Dhaka-Khulna train services via Padma Bridge to launch on Dec 24
Two new passenger train services will be launched from Dhaka to Khulna and Benapole via Kashiani Junction through Padma Bridge on December 24, reports UNB. The Ministry of Railways announced this in a press release on Wednesday. Jahanabad Express on Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna route and Ruposhi...
1,900MT of Indian potatoes arrive to ease local markets
Amid overheated local markets, another shipment of 1,900 metric tons (MT) of potatoes arrived in Bangladesh from neighbouring India, officials stated on Wednesday. An Indian freight train, carrying the potatoes, arrived at Benapole Rail Station through the countrys largest Benapole land port in...
9 Bangladeshis return after India jail terms
Nine Bangladeshis, who had been imprisoned in India for allegedly entering the country without authorization, returned to Bangladesh on Saturday night. The returnees are Sujan Fakir (28), Abdul Monab (30), Redwan (25), Nur Alam (30), Tajir Islam (28), Shahjahan Gazi (35), Md Khairul Islam (29),...
Long-distance bus services restart from Benapole after six-day suspension
Long-distance bus services from Benapole resumed on Thursday evening after a six-day suspension. The services restarted at 6:30 pm, with buses now operating from the Benapole Checkpost Land Port Bus Terminal, according to Mizanur Rahman, general secretary of the Benapole Transport Manager...