700 India-bound trucks stranded at Benapole
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Hundreds of trucks wait at Benapole to enter India with various products. Indian port authoritiy says they lack space at Petrapole, the Indian land port. UNB Photo.
As many as 700 trucks loaded with various goods for India got stranded in Bangladesh at Benapole land port, due what the Indian officials said, ‘lack of space’ at Petrapole.
"Every day around 400 goods-laden trucks enter Benapole to ship products to the other side. But Petrapole authorities are only allowing up to 200, citing inadequate space," Joint General Secretary of Benapole Import-Export Association, A. Latif said,
"This has resulted in a long line of trucks around Benapole port area awaiting delivering goods in India. The tailback is increasing with each passing day," he added.
Businessmen have pressed home their demand to the authorities in this regard to push their Indian counterparts to resolve the problem as soon as possible stating that they are incurring huge losses.
Benapole Customs House Additional Commissioner Neyamul Islam confirmed UNB that as of Tuesday, as many as 700 trucks got stranded at what is the busiest land port between India and Bangladesh.
"We have contacted the Petrapole authorities. They assured us that the problem will be resolved within a week," Neyamul added.
