Staff Reporter :
Immigration through Tamabil customs station has come to a sudden halt after a curfew was imposed in India’s Meghalaya state following escalation of tension over the Indian National Citizenship Bill.
Meghalaya Govt barred entry of foreigners through the border, our Sylhet correspondent reports quoting Moniruzzaman, Special Superintendent of Immigration (Land and Seaports) of Police.
He said, “We started regular immigration process in the morning but after passing some travelers, we came to know that the Indian counterpart is refusing them to enter Meghalaya”.
“As far we came to know that the Meghalayan Police barred entry of travellers through the border following the unrest progressing in the state”, he said.
Police Inspector of Tamabil Customs Ramzan Mia said, “More than 100 passengers entered India till 11 am on Thursday. However, all of them had to return after their entry were denied by Indian Customs.”
He said that Bangladesh Customs was also informed not to send any Bangladeshi through the Dawki Customs Office of India.
Bangladeshi people usually enter India through Tamabil border in order to visit Meghalaya state, and the number of tourists increases on Friday compared to other days.
However, all kinds of export-import through the land port remains normal, said Partha Ghosh,
Assistant Director (Traffic) of Tamabil Land Port.
Mobs in India’s states of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya have been protesting a new citizenship law for non-Muslim minorities from neighbouring countries.
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has already given his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, turning it into a law amid violent street protests.
Violent mobs in India’s northeastern state of Assam torched buildings and clashed with police on Thursday, leaving deaths and bullet wounds.
Following the protests, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal have cancelled their scheduled trips to India.
Earlier on Thursday, mobile internet and SMS services were blocked across Meghalaya for two days, and an indefinite curfew imposed in parts of its capital city Shillong following the unrest.
Many Bangladeshi tourists, who prepared for their tour to Meghalaya, faced trouble due to the sudden suspension of immigration.
Dawki Customs Officer Deklin Renza said they suspended passengers’ entry through the border considering their possible distress as all the hotels and shops were shut in Shillong.
“Bangladeshi tourists will be able to enter India when the situation returns to normal,” he added.
Immigration through Tamabil customs station has come to a sudden halt after a curfew was imposed in India’s Meghalaya state following escalation of tension over the Indian National Citizenship Bill.
Meghalaya Govt barred entry of foreigners through the border, our Sylhet correspondent reports quoting Moniruzzaman, Special Superintendent of Immigration (Land and Seaports) of Police.
He said, “We started regular immigration process in the morning but after passing some travelers, we came to know that the Indian counterpart is refusing them to enter Meghalaya”.
“As far we came to know that the Meghalayan Police barred entry of travellers through the border following the unrest progressing in the state”, he said.
Police Inspector of Tamabil Customs Ramzan Mia said, “More than 100 passengers entered India till 11 am on Thursday. However, all of them had to return after their entry were denied by Indian Customs.”
He said that Bangladesh Customs was also informed not to send any Bangladeshi through the Dawki Customs Office of India.
Bangladeshi people usually enter India through Tamabil border in order to visit Meghalaya state, and the number of tourists increases on Friday compared to other days.
However, all kinds of export-import through the land port remains normal, said Partha Ghosh,
Assistant Director (Traffic) of Tamabil Land Port.
Mobs in India’s states of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya have been protesting a new citizenship law for non-Muslim minorities from neighbouring countries.
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has already given his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, turning it into a law amid violent street protests.
Violent mobs in India’s northeastern state of Assam torched buildings and clashed with police on Thursday, leaving deaths and bullet wounds.
Following the protests, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal have cancelled their scheduled trips to India.
Earlier on Thursday, mobile internet and SMS services were blocked across Meghalaya for two days, and an indefinite curfew imposed in parts of its capital city Shillong following the unrest.
Many Bangladeshi tourists, who prepared for their tour to Meghalaya, faced trouble due to the sudden suspension of immigration.
Dawki Customs Officer Deklin Renza said they suspended passengers’ entry through the border considering their possible distress as all the hotels and shops were shut in Shillong.
“Bangladeshi tourists will be able to enter India when the situation returns to normal,” he added.
