Benapole, Narail hotels filled with India returnees


FE Team | Published: May 02, 2021 20:59:22 | Updated: May 03, 2021 17:56:40


Benapole, Narail hotels filled with India returnees

Bangladeshis returning from India through Benapole checkpost are being sent to hotels in Khulna for 14-days quarantine.

Since Saturday, India-returnees have been sent to Khulna.

After all the 12 hotels and a madrasa in Benapole were filled with people from India by Thursday, they were sent to the hotels in Narail on Friday, reports UNB.

Authorities has taken the step to cope with overwhelming crowd of returnees. 

Every day, Bangladeshis stuck in India are returning in groups through Benapole checkpost.

Most of the stranded passengers were staying in India for treatment.

About 70 Bangladeshis returned to the country by 3 pm on Sunday.

They were taken to Khulna under special arrangements.

So far 1,199 people have returned from India after the lockdown.

As per the government instructions, the returnees are being kept in 14-day institutional quarantine.

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