Five hundred Indian nationals who were stranded for nearly five months in Bangladesh due to coronavirus outbreak left Bangladesh through Benapole land port -- between yesterday morning and this noon.

Twelve Bangladeshi citizens also returned home through the land port during this period, our Benapole correspondent reports.

Confirming the information, Benapole Immigration Officer-in-Charge Ahsan Habib said 233 Indians returned home yesterday while 267 returned so far today.

The Indian nationals who were stranded in the country started returning home yesterday after maintaining some conditions imposed by the Indian government.

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