Staff Reporter :
Amid gloomy scenario with tears in eyes, and after spending about 68 years in Bangladesh, 64 former enclave inhabitants out of 197 of 17 families left for India on Thursday morning for ever.
They entered India through Patgram-Burimari Border of Lalmonirhat district. Four persons were supposed to go the same day, but they failed. Their official formalities have not yet been completed.
They were accorded a farewell at the time of their departure. Lalmonirhat district administration organised the programme.
Indian Assistant High Commissioner Sandip Mitra, Hatibandha Upazila Chairman Liaquat Hossain Bachchu and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mahbubur Rahman were present at that time.
The District Administration provided all the facilities to the former enclave people so that they could reach India at ease.
Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner (DC) M Habibur Rahman said that transport facilities and special security were given to the travel pass holders when they started for India.
The new Indian nationals became emotional and
started crying when they were leaving after 68 years.
Kanon Bala said, her husband is interested to go to India, but it is difficult for her to leave the relatives in Bangladesh.
Binod Chandra Barman said, there are many relatives in India. They told me that the Indian government was giving ‘ration cards’ and accommodation facilities to the Indian nationals. That is why we decided to go there.
The remaining 130 would leave on November 23, Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner’s office sources said.
A total of 197 people of 40 families at five former enclaves in Hatibandha and Patgram upazilas had opted for becoming Indian nationals and travel passes were given to them by the Indian authorities.
Amid gloomy scenario with tears in eyes, and after spending about 68 years in Bangladesh, 64 former enclave inhabitants out of 197 of 17 families left for India on Thursday morning for ever.
They entered India through Patgram-Burimari Border of Lalmonirhat district. Four persons were supposed to go the same day, but they failed. Their official formalities have not yet been completed.
They were accorded a farewell at the time of their departure. Lalmonirhat district administration organised the programme.
Indian Assistant High Commissioner Sandip Mitra, Hatibandha Upazila Chairman Liaquat Hossain Bachchu and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mahbubur Rahman were present at that time.
The District Administration provided all the facilities to the former enclave people so that they could reach India at ease.
Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner (DC) M Habibur Rahman said that transport facilities and special security were given to the travel pass holders when they started for India.
The new Indian nationals became emotional and
started crying when they were leaving after 68 years.
Kanon Bala said, her husband is interested to go to India, but it is difficult for her to leave the relatives in Bangladesh.
Binod Chandra Barman said, there are many relatives in India. They told me that the Indian government was giving ‘ration cards’ and accommodation facilities to the Indian nationals. That is why we decided to go there.
The remaining 130 would leave on November 23, Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner’s office sources said.
A total of 197 people of 40 families at five former enclaves in Hatibandha and Patgram upazilas had opted for becoming Indian nationals and travel passes were given to them by the Indian authorities.
