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Bangladesh shuts border with India for 14-day passenger movement: FM
DHAKA, April 25, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh will shut its border with India for passenger travel from tomorrow for next 14 days as the neighbouring country has been hit by severe surge of COVID-19 virus.
“It has been decided in an inter-ministerial meeting that our border will shut down for time being with India for passengers only, not for cargo,” foreign minister Dr A K Abdul Momen told BSS this evening.
He said the ban will be initially imposing for next 14 days from tomorrow due to sharp spike of coronavirus spread in India.
“We will reopen it in future,” Momen said, adding that moving of cargo will continue during this shutdown.
The inter-ministerial meeting, chaired by Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen, was held today.
The government, earlier on April 14, suspended all passenger flights between India and Bangladesh while the land ports remain open for passengers’ travel.
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