Our Correspondent :
The truck drivers who came from India carrying goods Tuesday demonstrated in front of the Benapole custom house demanding to open the hotel-restaurant inside the port. They are not able to go out of the port due to corona pandemic. If they unable to arrange foods they want to suspended the import Export activities. They are not getting food even if they have money they can’t purchase foods from shops, hotels and restaurants.
They are suffering due to lack of food after coming to Bangladesh with imported goods from India. Indian truck drivers and helpers demanded that two canteens be set up inside the port for them urgent. The drivers made the allegation while returning home on Tuesday night.
Indian truck driver Rakesh Das said, “We brought a truck loaded with goods from the other side to Benapole port.” It takes two to five days to unload the goods at the port.
Again, it may takes 15 days to unload the foods. We can’t get food here.
We are not eating because all the shops and food hotels are closed for Corona.we can’t live like this.
Sajedur Rahman, general secretary of the Benapole Port C&F Agent Staff Association, said, Shops, hotels and restaurants have been closed due to corona in Bangladesh. As a result, the truck drivers are in trouble. He also complained that these Indian drivers do not follow the hygiene rules.
Benapole Port Deputy Director (Traffic) Abdul Jalil said, Lockdown is going on in the around the port due to the increase in the incidence of corona.That is why hotels and restaurants are closed. The administration has allowed them to return to India if the truck’s goods are not unloaded in compliance with their hygiene rules. He said that they Can coming and going that way.
