Indian government has imposed a ban on export of sugar, wheat and pulses to Bangladesh from June 22. As per a central government directive, the Indian customs authority enforced this ban.
The BSF has been instructed to be vigilant to prevent smuggling the goods into Bangladesh, sources in India and Benapole said.
Hundreds of Indian trucks laden with sugar, wheat and pulses stranded at Petrapole on the Indian side as those were obstructed to enter Bangladesh. The exporters of India were holding hundreds of LC of sugar, wheat and pulses for shipment to Bangladesh. Both the importers and exporters of the two countries became disappointed following imposition of the sudden ban.
Benapole Customs Commissioner Hussain Ahmed, however, denied receipt of any such information as yet.
According to the Indian exporters, only the exporters having approval from the Food Ministry will be entitled to exporting sugar , wheat and pulses to Bangldesh.
Despite the ban, 14 trucks of pulses were imported from India on Sunday afternoon. Besides, 612 tonnes of pulses were exported to Bangladesh through Benapole the previous day.
