India keeping a close eye on the situation in Bangladesh

05-Aug-2024 06:10 PM

Kolkata. The situation in Bangladesh, India's eastern neighbouring country, has become so uncontrollable due to the massive and violent protests by students that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been forced to resign and leave the country.

Curfew has been imposed in the entire Bangladesh. Public life has been disrupted and about 300 people (mainly students) have been killed so far in clashes with the police.

India has immediately taken strict precautionary measures and the deployment of BSF (Border Security Force) personnel has been increased on the Bangladesh border.

Vigilance has been increased everywhere. Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh has come to a standstill.

Trade through roads has stopped due to the sealing of the border. Rice, spices and oil mills etc. are not being exported from India to there and neither is Bangladesh sending goods to the Indian border. The smuggling business has also stopped.

There is a possibility of large number of refugees or infiltrators coming to India from there, on which the Border Security Force jawans are keeping a close watch.

There has been a large scale bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh through road, rail and sea route, which has now come to a temporary halt.

It may take some time for the situation to become normal there. Student agitations are also taking place on a large scale in Bangladesh's major port - Chittagong, so importers and exporters will be forced to stop their activities for a few days.

There is a huge stock of goods to be sent to Bangladesh lying in the Inland Container Depot in the Indian territory, but it is not being exported.