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Benapole
Benapole () is a town at Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District of Bangladesh. The Petrapole Customs station of India is situated across the border and since 1947, many people have travelled between what is now Bangladesh and India through Benapole Customs / Land port station. This is one of important rail transit point of railway link between Bangladesh and India. Urbanization of Benapole started in the 1990s along the Grand Trunk Road. In April 1971, the operational area of the sector 8 comprised the districts of Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali. At the end of May the sector was reconstituted and comprised the districts of Kuhstia, Jessore, Khulna, Satkhira and the northern part of Faridpur district. Benapole served as the headquarters of sector 8 in the liberation war. It is the site of the largest land port in Bangladesh. Customs On the Bangladesh-India land border, Benapole land port is the most important land port of Bangladesh and is operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benapole Border Crossing
The Benapole Border Crossing also known as the Petrapole Crossing (, ) is an international border crossing between Benapole, Jessore District, Jessore, Bangladesh, and Petrapole, North 24 Parganas district, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. History At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. After that the land of petrapole went into India. It is a flat plain located in the lower Ganges Delta. After partition of India in 1947, a custom house established between eastern province of Pakistan named East Bengal and West Bengal of India at Benapole-Petrapole border site. In that time the immigration section was controlled by custom house of Pakistan and India. After independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Bangladesh government started to export jute in India through this border crossing. In 1984-85 the responsibility to manage and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benapole Railway Station
Benapole Railway Station () is a railway station in Bangladesh situated in Benapole of Jessore District, close to the Bangladesh–India border. It is used to import goods from India. It is part of the Petrapole-Benapole line connecting Benapole to Petrapole in India. It is currently connected to almost all over the Bangladesh Railway because of the Padma Bridge. Train services References Rail Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Railway track or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' (1967 fil ... Khulna Division Railway stations in Jessore District Railway stations in Bangladesh opened in 1884 {{Bangladesh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benapole Express
Benapole Express (Train no. 795-796) is a semi non-stop intercity train which runs between Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) and Benapole. The train connects the capital to an important Land port of Bangladesh. History There was no train service directly from Benapole to Dhaka. So Bangladesh government had decided to operate a new intercity train on Dhaka-Benapole route as the existing train makes 14 stops, taking the total travel time to 10 to 12 hours. In order to reach Dhaka, the passengers of India are facing extreme suffering. The only road to travel depends on the bus. This breakthrough move saves at least 3 to 4 hours as Benapole Express is reaching its destination within 7–8 hours daily. The Benapole Express has been scheduled to run non-stop for six days every week. Naming The train is named after its final destination. At first, a few names including Bandar Express, Ichhamati Express and Benapole Express were proposed but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided on the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benapole Land Port
Benapole Land Port, is the largest land port of Bangladesh located in Benapole town of Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District. This port is used to export-import good with India through Benapole-Petrapole border. This port is governed by Bangladesh Land Port Authority. About 90% of the imported Indian goods enter Bangladesh through this port. History Benapole land port was established as a Land Customs station and later it was turned into a Customs Division in 1984. It was transformed into a Custom House in 1997 and in 2009 new buildings were constructed in the location and Benapole Customs and Immigration Check post started its operation since then. See also * Benapole Border Crossing The Benapole Border Crossing also known as the Petrapole Crossing (, ) is an international border crossing between Benapole, Jessore District, Jessore, Bangladesh, and Petrapole, North 24 Parganas district, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. ... References {{reflist Land Port Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N711 (Bangladesh)
N711 or Benapole Town bypass road is a national highway. It starts from Benapole Town Gate and ends at Benapole Border Crossing The Benapole Border Crossing also known as the Petrapole Crossing (, ) is an international border crossing between Benapole, Jessore District, Jessore, Bangladesh, and Petrapole, North 24 Parganas district, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. ... where it meets NH 112 at no mans land. References {{Reflist National highways in Bangladesh Benapole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharsha Upazila
Sharsha () is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Sharsha is located at . It has 82,835 households and an area of 336.28 km2. Sharsha Upazila is bounded by Bagdah CD Block in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India and Chaugachha, upazila on the north, Jhikargachha upazila on the east, Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira district on the south and Bangaon and Gaighata CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India, on the west. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sharsha upazila had 82,835 households and a population of 341,565. 67,310 (19.71%) were under 10 years of age. Sharsha had an average literacy rate of 49.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 41,608 (12.19%) of the population lived in urban areas. According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sharsha had a population of 258,789. Males comprised 51.4% of the population, and females 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N706 (Bangladesh)
The N706 or Jessore–Benapole highway or historically known as Jessore Road is a National Highway in Bangladesh. It connects Doratana, Jessore (Jessore zero point) to Benapole Border Crossing at the international border with India where it meets with National Highway 112 (India), NH 112. History In British govt built this road to increase connectivity to Jashore with Kolkata. In 1971 this road plays major role to Independence War of Bangladesh, War of Independence Bangladesh. References {{Reflist Transport in Jessore Benapole National highways in Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrapole
Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole- Benapole border checkpoint between India and Benapole of Bangladesh, on the Bangladesh-India border, near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Petrapole border is the only land port in south Bengal. It is also the largest land customs station in Asia. Geography Location Petrapole is in the district of North 24 Parganas and is about 95 km from Kolkata on the National Highway 112 (formerly NH 35). The nearest town and passenger rail station is Bongaon. Area overview The area shown in the map was a part of Jessore district from 1883. At the time of Partition of Bengal (1947) the Radcliffe Line placed the police station areas of Bangaon and Gaighata of Jessore district in India and the area was made a part of 24 Parganas district. The renowned novelist, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (of ''Pather Panchali'' fame) belonged to this area and many of his writings portray his experience in the area. It is a flat plain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruposhi Bangla Express
Ruposhi Bangla Express is a intercity express in Bangladesh Railway which connects Benapole to Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o .... This train used Dhaka–Jessore line. The given train number for this train is 827/828. References Rail transport in Jessore Passenger rail transport in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Land Port Authority
The Bangladesh Land Port Authority or BSBK is an autonomous body that manages all border ports of Bangladesh. History The Bangladesh Land Ports Authority falls under the Ministry of Shipping. It was created in 2001 and manages 13 land ports including Benapole Land Port. Tapan Kumar Chakravarty is the present chairman of the authority. List of land ports *Benapole Land Port * Burimari Land Port * Akhaura Land Port * Bhomra Land Port * Nakugaon Land Port * Tamabil Land Port * Sonahat Land Port * Hili Land Port *Teknaf Land Port Teknaf Land Port aka ''Teknaf Port'' is one of the major ports in Bangladesh. It is located at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar District. The Myanmar side of the port is known as Maungdaw Port. History In 5 September 1995, border trade opened. The Maungda ... * Bibir Bazar Land Port * Banglabandha Land Port * Tura Land Port References {{authority control 2001 establishments in Bangladesh Government agencies of Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore District
Jessore District, List of renamed places in Bangladesh, officially Jashore District (; ), is a Districts of Bangladesh, district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna District, Khulna and Satkhira District, Satkhira districts to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah District, Jhenaidah and Magura District, Magura districts to the north. Jessore (city), Jessore is the capital of the district. Jessore is the home to the ancestors of Rabindranath Tagore. Jashore was the first independent district of Bangladesh in 1971. Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 8 municipalities, 8 Upazilas of Bangladesh, upazilas, 92 unions, 1,329 mouzas, 1,477 villages and 120 Mahallah, mahallas. The upazilas are: Abhaynagar Upazila, Bagherpara Upazila, Chaugachha Upazila, Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jhikargachha Upazila, Keshabpur Upazila, Manirampur Upazila, and Sharsha Upazila. The district produces a variety of crops. Date sugar, cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore Road
Jessore Road is an International road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum in Kolkata, India to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It continues in Bangladesh as N706 from Benapole to Jessore. The whole road is the part of Asian Highway 1. The road acts as a major link between places in and around Kolkata, especially Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and Barasat. The road meets commuter (suburban) rail link at Barasat Junction railway station. Metro stations on this road include Shyambazar and Belgachia. Several locations lie between Patipukur and Barasat on Jessore Road such as Patipukur Railway Station, Lake Town, Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Nagerbazar, Birati, Madhyamgram, Barasat etc. According to legend, the road was made by Kai Prasad Poddar, a landlord in Jessore. For building the massive road, the HM Government awarded him the title of "Chow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
