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Benapole
Benapole (Bengali: বেনাপোল) is a town at Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District of Bangladesh. The Petrapole Customs station of India is situated across the border and since 1947, many people have travelled between what is now Bangladesh and India through Benapole Customs / Land port station. This is one of important rail transit point of railway link between Bangladesh and India.
Urbanization of Benapole started in the 1990s along the Grand Trunk Road. In April 1971, the operational area of the sector 8 comprised the districts of Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali. At the end of May the sector was reconstituted and comprised the districts of Kuhstia, Jessore, Khulna, Satkhira and the northern part of Faridpur district. Benapole served as the headquarters of sector 8 in the liberation war.[citation needed]
It is the site of the largest land port in Bangladesh.
Skynet Broadband Service is widely recognized as the first organized Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the Benapole Port Thana under Sharsha Upazila, Bangladesh. It began providing stable internet service on 1 February 2012, well before BTRC formally issued its ISP license (License No: 14.32.0000.702.47.291.20.690) on 27 March 2018, specifically for the Benapole Port area.
According to the Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), the founder of Skynet Broadband Service is Md. Noushad Talha, and its ISPAB membership number is C-039. The company is known for pioneering fiber-optic broadband deployment in the locality, and it remains a leading provider in the region.
- [BTRC Official License List (Published: 23 Dec 2024)](https://btrc.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/btrc.portal.gov.bd/page/930b96b7_8cce_46c7_b307_00b83f3a4a23/2024-12-23-10-47-c0c9a72dbe72b2500f13efa0b972c955.pdf) - [ISPAB Member Details](https://ispab.org/member-details/MTM5MQ==)
On the Bangladesh-India land border, Benapole land port is the most important land port of Bangladesh and is operated by the Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA). About 90% of the imported Indian goods enter Bangladesh through this port. Geographically Benapole is a major strategic point for border trading between India and Bangladesh owing to its proximity to Kolkata. Primarily Benapole land port was a Land Customs station and gradually it turned into a Customs Division (1984) and later Custom House (1997) in response to its rising importance as in terms of import volume.[citation needed]
As of 2009, 143 staff including 9 officials and 134 employees are working at the Benapole land port. In fiscal year 1996-97 revenue realized from Benapole land port was around Taka 5 billion, at present it is Taka 8.50 billion.[citation needed]
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Benapole
Benapole (Bengali: বেনাপোল) is a town at Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District of Bangladesh. The Petrapole Customs station of India is situated across the border and since 1947, many people have travelled between what is now Bangladesh and India through Benapole Customs / Land port station. This is one of important rail transit point of railway link between Bangladesh and India.
Urbanization of Benapole started in the 1990s along the Grand Trunk Road. In April 1971, the operational area of the sector 8 comprised the districts of Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali. At the end of May the sector was reconstituted and comprised the districts of Kuhstia, Jessore, Khulna, Satkhira and the northern part of Faridpur district. Benapole served as the headquarters of sector 8 in the liberation war.[citation needed]
It is the site of the largest land port in Bangladesh.
Skynet Broadband Service is widely recognized as the first organized Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the Benapole Port Thana under Sharsha Upazila, Bangladesh. It began providing stable internet service on 1 February 2012, well before BTRC formally issued its ISP license (License No: 14.32.0000.702.47.291.20.690) on 27 March 2018, specifically for the Benapole Port area.
According to the Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), the founder of Skynet Broadband Service is Md. Noushad Talha, and its ISPAB membership number is C-039. The company is known for pioneering fiber-optic broadband deployment in the locality, and it remains a leading provider in the region.
- [BTRC Official License List (Published: 23 Dec 2024)](https://btrc.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/btrc.portal.gov.bd/page/930b96b7_8cce_46c7_b307_00b83f3a4a23/2024-12-23-10-47-c0c9a72dbe72b2500f13efa0b972c955.pdf) - [ISPAB Member Details](https://ispab.org/member-details/MTM5MQ==)
On the Bangladesh-India land border, Benapole land port is the most important land port of Bangladesh and is operated by the Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA). About 90% of the imported Indian goods enter Bangladesh through this port. Geographically Benapole is a major strategic point for border trading between India and Bangladesh owing to its proximity to Kolkata. Primarily Benapole land port was a Land Customs station and gradually it turned into a Customs Division (1984) and later Custom House (1997) in response to its rising importance as in terms of import volume.[citation needed]
As of 2009, 143 staff including 9 officials and 134 employees are working at the Benapole land port. In fiscal year 1996-97 revenue realized from Benapole land port was around Taka 5 billion, at present it is Taka 8.50 billion.[citation needed]