Tamabil border reopens

Immigration to India through Tamabil land customs station in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet resumed yesterday morning, just a day after it was suspended due to protest in the neighbouring country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

A day after barring entry into the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, they reopened the immigration process, Moniruzzaman, special superintendent of immigration (land and seaports) of police said.

“The authority of the customs station’s counterpart in Dawki of Meghalaya informed us to resume immigration process from this morning and also requested to inform passengers about the situation,” he said.

Indian states – Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura – are in unrest at present following the controversial Bill. Bangladesh shares its borders with the states.

Following the unrest, a curfew was called in Meghalaya on Thursday and authorities barred entry of passengers through the state’s only border check post with Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, all export-import through the land port remains normal, said Partha Ghosh, assistant director (traffic) of Tamabil Land Port.