04:16People in Indian West Bengal's Petrapole shared their concerns on tightened security on border amid public unrest in Bangladesh.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows border patrol soldiers checking people's passports, as well as residents walking with luggage.
Local transport operator Koushik Sarkar claimed they are 'now getting very little work' due to the tightened security.
"From here also the officials are not permitting the tourists to enter Bangladesh. Only Bangladeshi citizens from the Indian side are permitted to cross over. Indians are not allowed to cross the border," he explained. "If passengers are not travelling then there is no work for us.... If passengers are not travelling then how do we get work?"
Bangladesh student Showkat Aman, however, claimed that the transportation is 'better than before' as some vehicles have become available. He added that the situation in Bangladesh is 'a little bit under control' as violence in protests have subsided.
"Slowly things are getting better day by day. Our government has resigned and the student's demands are getting fulfilled," he continued. "A new government is being formed under the leadership of Dr. Yunus. So we hope everything will be fine in a few days."
These remarks come after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from office and fled to India on Monday wherein Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed thereafter. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
Rally comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.
'How do we get work?' - Locals share concerns as security tightened at Indian border amid public unrest in Bangladesh
People in Indian West Bengal's Petrapole shared their concerns on tightened security on border amid public unrest in Bangladesh.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows border patrol soldiers checking people's passports, as well as residents walking with luggage.
Local transport operator Koushik Sarkar claimed they are 'now getting very little work' due to the tightened security.
"From here also the officials are not permitting the tourists to enter Bangladesh. Only Bangladeshi citizens from the Indian side are permitted to cross over. Indians are not allowed to cross the border," he explained. "If passengers are not travelling then there is no work for us.... If passengers are not travelling then how do we get work?"
Bangladesh student Showkat Aman, however, claimed that the transportation is 'better than before' as some vehicles have become available. He added that the situation in Bangladesh is 'a little bit under control' as violence in protests have subsided.
"Slowly things are getting better day by day. Our government has resigned and the student's demands are getting fulfilled," he continued. "A new government is being formed under the leadership of Dr. Yunus. So we hope everything will be fine in a few days."
These remarks come after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from office and fled to India on Monday wherein Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed thereafter. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
Rally comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.
People in Indian West Bengal's Petrapole shared their concerns on tightened security on border amid public unrest in Bangladesh.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows border patrol soldiers checking people's passports, as well as residents walking with luggage.
Local transport operator Koushik Sarkar claimed they are 'now getting very little work' due to the tightened security.
"From here also the officials are not permitting the tourists to enter Bangladesh. Only Bangladeshi citizens from the Indian side are permitted to cross over. Indians are not allowed to cross the border," he explained. "If passengers are not travelling then there is no work for us.... If passengers are not travelling then how do we get work?"
Bangladesh student Showkat Aman, however, claimed that the transportation is 'better than before' as some vehicles have become available. He added that the situation in Bangladesh is 'a little bit under control' as violence in protests have subsided.
"Slowly things are getting better day by day. Our government has resigned and the student's demands are getting fulfilled," he continued. "A new government is being formed under the leadership of Dr. Yunus. So we hope everything will be fine in a few days."
These remarks come after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from office and fled to India on Monday wherein Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed thereafter. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
Rally comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.