Tensions Escalate at Indo-Bangladesh Border: Trade and Travel Halted

The Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal is on high alert due to unrest in Bangladesh. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed for peace, while trade and transportation between the two nations came to a standstill. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned amid massive protests, leading to significant security measures along the border.

The Indo-Bangladesh border region in West Bengal has been placed on high alert following ongoing unrest in the neighboring country, according to officials.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called for residents of West Bengal to remain peaceful and avoid provocation.

Trade between the two countries has come to a standstill, with Air India and IndiGo canceling flights to Dhaka and disruptions to bus and train services.

BSF sources confirmed the issuance of a high alert across all formations along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border in response to developments in Bangladesh.

BSF Director General (Acting) Daljit Singh Chawdhary and other senior officers toured border areas in West Bengal to assess the security situation.

State police have been instructed to monitor movements in these areas to prevent any untoward incidents.

Mamata Banerjee urged citizens to maintain peace and reiterated that matters regarding Bangladesh are for the Ministry of External Affairs to address.

The Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express and Kolkata-Khulna-Kolkata Bandhan Express services remain suspended, with significant impacts on trade at South Asia's largest land port, Petrapole in North 24 Parganas.

Reports state that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned amid protests that claimed over 106 lives, with an interim government taking over.