After sleepless nights, some Hindus return to Bangladesh with trepidation | Kolkata Information

PETRAPOLE: Tapan Kumar Das and his mom, who had arrived in Kolkata on Aug 4 for his medical therapy, had been spending sleepless nights, fearing their home again in Bangladesh may need been vandalised or looted since they left.
On Friday, because the mom and son have been strolling throughout the Petrapole border In Bengal, Tapan stopped on the checkpoint and requested BSF officers if he can be allowed to return to Bengal anytime quickly in case of a medical emergency.
It was with each trepidation and hope of their hearts that the duo, and quite a lot of different Bangladeshi nationals, lots of them Hindus, returned residence, hours after an interim govt was sworn-in on Thursday night within the violence-ravaged neighbouring nation. “I informed a BSF officer on the border that I had a medical visa and needed to make certain that I might have the ability to return to India in case of a necessity,” Das informed TOI.
Whereas many Bangladeshis believed it was now protected to return residence, some mentioned they have been left with no different choice as their visas have been about to run out. Their information that police have been again on the streets of Bangladesh and that almost all modes of transport had resumed companies gave them the arrogance to return.