Immigration checks for Dhaka-Kolkata trains flawed: BDR

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Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) fears that the proposed Dhaka-Kolkata direct passenger train service will facilitate the movement of cross-border terrorists and arms if customs and immigration checks are completed in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.
The meeting between Bangladeshi and Indian delegations Tuesday decided that the customs and immigration facilities would be provided at Dhaka Cantonment station before the start of the journey to Kolkata, while India is poised to complete its customs and immigration formalities at Gede station close to the border.
A letter received by joint secretary of the Ministry of Communications Shafique Alam Mehedi Tuesday termed the decision "suicidal" and "a threat to the national interest".