The Prime Minister,  Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina  jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post(ICP) through video-conferencing. Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee also participated from Kolkata in the video-conference.

The Petrapole ICP will enable greater economic integration and significantly improve the connectivity between India and Bangladesh.”

• Petrapole-Benapole is an important land border crossing for India-Bangladesh trade. More than 50 per cent of the India-Bangladesh trade passes through Petrapole.
• Trade worth more than Rs. 15000 Crore takes place through the Petrapole ICP, which is more than all the other Indian Land Ports and Land Customs Stations put together. Approximately 15 lakh people and 150,000 trucks cross Petrapole-Benapole every year.

• The Petrapole ICP will provide better facilities for effective and efficient discharge of functions such as security, immigration, customs, quarantine, etc. while also providing support facilities for smooth cross-border movement of persons, goods and transport.

• Petrapole ICP will be the second ICP on the India-Bangladesh border after the Agartala ICP at the Agartala (India)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) land border.

Stadiums in Bangadesh:

• Banglabandhu National stadium .
• chhittagong stadium .