Jessore Correspondent.:
Benapole Immigration Police on Thursday sent back about 500 foreign devotees from no-man’s land area along Benapole frontier.
The devotees entered into the no-man’s land area vowing to join Tabligue Jamaat congregation scheduled to be held today, Friday at Tangi, sources at the land port and the immigration police confirmed.
Akhtaruzzaman, officer in-charge, Benapole immigration police told that Muslims heading for Tabligue Jamaat holding tourist visas were not allowed to enter into the country. ‘Those were allowed who had visas for Tabligue Jamaat’, he added.
Port sources said about 500 Muslim devotees were entered into no-man’s land along Benapole frontier from India on Thursday. But they were not permitted to enter into Bangladesh as they had tourist visas. Being instructed by the higher authority, the immigration police barred them on way to Bangladesh.
Ishtiaq Ahmed bearing passport number G-5229692 told that the immigration police told him back to India from no-man’s land.
‘I used to come to Bangladesh using such visa in last 16 years’, he added.
Faisal of Dubai told that using the same visa he used to come to Bangladesh to attend Tabligue Jammat every year. ‘I do not know why the police were imposing ban on entering into Bangladesh’, he added.
Benapole Immigration Police on Thursday sent back about 500 foreign devotees from no-man’s land area along Benapole frontier.
The devotees entered into the no-man’s land area vowing to join Tabligue Jamaat congregation scheduled to be held today, Friday at Tangi, sources at the land port and the immigration police confirmed.
Akhtaruzzaman, officer in-charge, Benapole immigration police told that Muslims heading for Tabligue Jamaat holding tourist visas were not allowed to enter into the country. ‘Those were allowed who had visas for Tabligue Jamaat’, he added.
Port sources said about 500 Muslim devotees were entered into no-man’s land along Benapole frontier from India on Thursday. But they were not permitted to enter into Bangladesh as they had tourist visas. Being instructed by the higher authority, the immigration police barred them on way to Bangladesh.
Ishtiaq Ahmed bearing passport number G-5229692 told that the immigration police told him back to India from no-man’s land.
‘I used to come to Bangladesh using such visa in last 16 years’, he added.
Faisal of Dubai told that using the same visa he used to come to Bangladesh to attend Tabligue Jammat every year. ‘I do not know why the police were imposing ban on entering into Bangladesh’, he added.
