Dhaka, April 10 -- Petrapole Port denied entry of four trucks carrying ready-made garments from Bangladesh. The trucks returned to Dhaka from Benapole port on April 9 evening.

The move followed the cancellation of a transit facility-had been in place since June 2020-that allowed Bangladesh to export goods to third countries through India's ports and airports. On April 8, India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued a notification cancelling the facility.

Following the ban, the exporter DSV Air & C Ltd had to bring back its four trucks from Petrapole. A representative said, "The returned trucks contained ready-made garments. All the goods were being sent to Bhutan."

He explained that these trucks were set to unload their g...