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Momen urged Bhutan to take necessary measures to rejoin the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) framework to promote prosperity through people to people contact.
Hussain, an Indian who routinely offers Namaz at this mosque across the border, told ANI, “This mosque is situated at the zero point. We all come together to offer to Namaz. Earlier, this place was home to just two families. The village goes by the name Jhakuatari on both sides of the border. We are all delighted to be here together on the occasion of Eid today. We all know each other by face and, hence, don’t need permission to step across the border. One of my brothers is in India while the other is based in Bangladesh” - Newsx
Residents from Dighaltari in West Bengal's Coochbehar district flocked in large numbers on Thursday (11 April) to join Muslim devotees across the border for Eid prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Kurigram, a two-century-old structure which is situated close to Bangladesh-India border. Despite being located in Bangladesh, the Jama Masjid draws hundreds of Muslims from India