Indo-Bangla trade resumes from Petrapole land port amid tight securityTrade between India and Bangladesh through the Petrapole land port resumed Thursday under heavy security after being halted since August 5 ...
08 Aug, 2024, 09.59 AM IST
Indo-Bangla trade 'halted' amid crisisIndo-Bangladesh trade has effectively halted due to unrest in Bangladesh following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Monday. A ...
05 Aug, 2024, 07.49 PM IST
Two-way India- Bangladesh trade via West Bengal restored after Delhi's herculean effortsET has learnt that this has been made possible following herculean efforts by MEA, MHA and Commerce as well as Indian High Commission in Dh...
05 Jul, 2020, 09.30 PM IST
Bengal bump hits Bangladesh tiesA decision by the Mamata Banerjee government to stop all goods from Bangladesh through the Petrapole-Benapole border since March has result...
04 Jul, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
Bangladeshi exporters stop Indian imports from Petrapole borderExport of Indian goods to Bangladesh through the Petrapole border in West Bengal was disrupted on Wednesday due to agitation by a section o...
02 Jul, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
Integrated check-post to come up at Petrapole this yearThe rest five are under construction, including the one at Petrapole along the Bangladesh border, Bamba said.
13 Jul, 2018, 03.28 PM IST
India-Bangladesh ties: Indian railways to restore Kolkata –Khulna passenger train serviceA trail run of the service from Khulna to Kolkata from Benapole will be inaugurated by Modi and the Hasina on Saturday (April 8, 2017) thro...
07 Apr, 2017, 08.01 PM IST
India, Bangladesh to restore defunct rail routes, Nepal & Bhutan to be connected tooThe trial run of the train from Khulna to Kolkata will be flagged off jointly by the Prime Minister of India and the Prime Minister of Bang...
07 Apr, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
Bangladesh ties tune up to new trainThe issue was discussed in the IGRM held in Dhaka last week.Apart from running a second passenger train, two major decisions were taken in ...
24 Aug, 2016, 09.11 AM IST
Kolkata-Khulna passenger train service on anvil?At present, the Maitree Express between Kolkata and Dhaka runs through the Gede-Darshana border in Nadia district of West Bengal.
23 Aug, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina inaugurate Petrapole Integrated Check Post; boost for bilateral tradeModi also expressed his deepest condolences on the recent attack in Dhaka. PM Modi also gave India’s support to Bangladesh to fight extremi...
21 Jul, 2016, 07.23 PM IST
India's progress linked to that of its neighbours: PM Narendra ModiPetrapole-Benapole is a key land border crossing for India-Bangladesh trade, with over 50 per cent of bilateral trade passing through it.
21 Jul, 2016, 06.23 PM IST
BJP threatens to stop Dhaka-Kolkata train on Hindu killing"Hindus and other minorities are killed in Bangladesh regularly. Bangladesh government should take steps to ensure the safety and security ...
01 Jul, 2016, 10.45 PM IST
Wagah of East: Tree holds up installation of Gandhi portrait at Indo-Bangladesh borderMore than a year after India started hosting a joint retreat ceremony here, the 'Wagah of the East' still awaits a portrait of Mahatma Gand...
05 Jun, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
Home Ministers of India and Bangladesh to meet at Indo-Bangla borderHome Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and his Bangladeshi counterpart will be present at Indo-Bangla border's Petrapole-Benapole post to flag-o...
05 Nov, 2013, 06.21 PM IST
Denim Association seeks "dry port" status for Petrapole-Benapole BorderThe Denim Manufacturers Association has expressed concerns over the infrastructure bottleneck, and has even demanded that the border be acc...
17 May, 2013, 12.38 PM IST
- First 'Wagah in the East' to come up along Indo-Bangla border
It will be the first 'Wagah in the East' and in a month's time troops from India and Bangladesh along the frontier will be performing 'retr...
22 Mar, 2013, 04.59 PM IST