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Agartala-Dhaka bus services resumed amid political unrest in Bangladesh
Prasenjit Chakraborty
Agartala-Dhaka bus services resumed amid political unrest in Bangladesh
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AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): The Agartala-Dhaka bus services were resumed after a week-long suspension due to month-long political unrest in Bangladesh.According to an ICP source, though the political turbulence triggering panic among the passengers of Bangladesh to avail Dhaka-Agartala bus services, altogether 22 passengers of Bangladesh have arrived in the state by availing bus services through Akhuara check-post on Friday while 17 passengers left Agartala for Kolkata via Bangladesh on Saturday."Due to the political violence in Bangladesh, the operators are unwilling to run the bus services between the two countries. The bus service will remain operational on tomorrow if the unrest situation of Bangladesh becomes favourable for bus services”, said the source.The bus service is expected to resume in full-swing after the violence atmosphere in Bangladesh returns normal, the source added.According to the source, there is very less problem for the goods carrying trucks, which enter in state from Bangladesh through Akhuara check-post. “As many as 186 goods carrying trucks have entered in the state on Saturday. Among them, maximum numbers of heavy vehicles were loaded with stone and cement”, the source said.

It is worthy to mention here, the Agartala-Dhaka bus services and bilateral trade between the two countries were badly affected due to the month-long political turmoil in Bangladesh causing huge loss to bus operators, exporters and importers of both the countries.

The Agartala-Dhaka bus service was started in September 2003. The distance between Agartala and Kolkata via Bangladesh is just about 350 km. 
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