Bangladesh border post third-biggest entry point for foreign tourists

The surge in traffic is a result of the friendly ties between the Indian and Bangladesh governments

It is afternoon, well beyond the peak time for tourist arrivals from Bangladesh. Still a snaking queue makes its way to the arrival zone — not a swanky lounge but a tin shed. The queue breaks up and the tourists jostle to cram inside the shed. There are seven counters each for arrival and departure that handle 8,000 passengers a day. Welcome to the Haridaspur Land Check Post that has been clocking in the third-highest percentage of foreign tourist arrivals over the last two years. 

In January, the percentage share of foreign tourist arrivals was highest at Delhi airport at 28.03