Trucks stopped, cross-border trade has come to a halt

Cross-border trade also remained stalled through the Petrapole land port in West Bengal, with reports suggesting that hundreds of Indian trucks were stuck on the Bangladesh side.

Security has been tightened along the 4,096 km India-Bangladesh border, with BSF Director General (acting) Daljit Singh Chawdhary visiting the Petrapole border, located in Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district. He reviewed tactical and operational preparedness at the border.

Singh also reviewed the current situation and discussed strategies to combat illegal infiltration and smuggling.