• West Bengal is going to resume bilateral trade with neighbouring Bangladesh through the Petrapole integrated checkpost in North 24 Parganas district.

About Petrapole

• Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole-Benapole border checkpoint between India and Benapole of Bangladesh, on the Bangladesh-India border, near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
• Petrapole border is the only land port in south Bengal.
• It is also the largest land customs station in Asia.