Last Updated on 06/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
After violent protests by students in Bangladesh turned into nationwide unrest and a coup, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to India. After this, rail, flight and bus travel from India’s side has also been affected. All bus and train services running between India and Bangladesh have been suspended. Its effect was also seen on the border adjoining Bengal.
On Tuesday, a total of 45 Bangladeshi citizens travelling from Kolkata to Bangladesh had to disembark from a bus bound for Dhaka at Petrapole. Petrapole is India’s land port. People are facing these problems after the bus services were suspended.
Let us tell you that Bangladesh has plunged into uncertainty after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to step down and flee following extraordinary street protests over job quotas. In such a situation, common people traveling between the two countries are facing troubles.
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Meanwhile, Abani Ghosh, owner of Shyamali Transport, a company that operates bus services from the Indian side in collaboration with the West Bengal Transport Corporation, told PTI that amid the disruption and curfew, we were making every effort to run the service whenever possible for the benefit of the people of both countries. We were hoping that the services would become normal from today.
Passengers had to get off the bus
He told that one of our buses, ‘Sauhardhya’, reached the border point at Petrapole in Bongaon. Then we were told that inter-country bus services have been stopped till further notice. According to the information, all the passengers of ‘Sauhardhya’ are Bangladeshi citizens, who had come to Kolkata for treatment. The AC Volvo bus ‘Sauhardhya’, popular among tourists of both the countries, was packed with 45 passengers. But they had to get down in the middle.
He said, ‘We operate two Volvo buses from here, while similar buses are also run by Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in collaboration with a private operator. The Dhaka-Kolkata bus service from Bangladesh is also not operational from today.
What did the High Commission say?
Ghosh said, we want the services to resume as soon as possible. We are getting worried questions from Bangladeshis staying in hotels in central Kolkata and parts of south Kolkata. On this matter, an official of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission said, ‘We have no update about the resumption of services yet.’
Rail travel is also affected
Meanwhile, all train services between India and Bangladesh have also been suspended indefinitely, railway officials said. According to the Railway Ministry, the Maitree Express, Bandhan Express and Mithali Express operated their last trips in mid-July this year and have been cancelled since then due to violent protests in Bangladesh.
Flight started
Meanwhile, Air India has tweeted that it will operate its evening flight AI237/238 on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi sector today. Apart from this, due to the current situation in Dhaka, Air India is also giving discounts to passengers on rescheduling the flight. Air India said, the safety of our customers and crew remains the top priority. For more information, please contact our contact center at 011 69329333, 011 69329999 or visit our website.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)