Benapole land port Dhaka TribuneHowever, unloading of goods inside Benapole port will remain uninterruptedlockdown in India’s West Bengal to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown, which started from Monday morning, will continue till Friday. However, the process of unloading goods inside Benapole port will remain uninterrupted and passport holders can continue to return home through the port, confirmed Benapole C&F Agent Staff Association General Secretary Sajedur Rahman. He said: “Authorities at the Petropole C&F Agents Staff Welfare Association notified us that in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, following government directives, they have decided to stop export-import activities till Friday. The global pandemic, since it started in China’s Wuhan city in late December last year, has infected more than 372,200 people so far and killed over 16,300 in 195 countries and territories globally as of Monday, according to worldometer.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 23, 2020 19:07 UTC