United News of Bangladesh

As the Indian variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly in the neighbouring country and beyond, so is panic and fear among people in Bangladesh.   For instance, local residents as well as scores of workers at Sonahat Land Port in Kurigram are living in the face of fear, with hundreds of Indian truckers entering Bangladesh through the border daily.   The locals and port workers fear a potential transmission of the highly contagious Covid variant as these truckers hardly adhere to health safety norms -- neither they wear masks nor maintain social distancing.   A reality check by UNB on Tuesday revealed that hundreds of goods-laden trucks from India were waiting on the Bangladesh side of the land port in Bhurungamari upazila for getting their documents verified.   Also read: 8 Indian variant cases identified in Jashore