Published : 11 Feb 2026, 08:33 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:09 PM
Passenger movement through the Benapole International Checkpost has been suspended for 24 hours in view of the parliamentary polls.
Passport-holding travellers will not be allowed to cross the Benapole-Petrapole border from 6am on Thursday until 6am on Friday, Benapole Immigration Police chief M Shakhawat Hossain said.
Records show this route has served passengers since 1947, and no election since 1972 has ever led to a complete travel shutdown.
The interim government says it has taken this unprecedented step to ensure the general election is conducted “smoothly”.
Officer Shakhawat said a notification has been issued by the government in this regard.
Cross-border passenger movement between Bangladesh and India will resume as usual after 6am on Friday, he added.
