Seventy-five devotees of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) crossed into India through Benapole immigration checkpoint on Tuesday evening.
The devotees, hailing from various districts of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Bogura, Rajshahi, Khulna, Bagerhat, and Savar, gathered at Benapole checkpoint to complete their immigration formalities.
Led by Nitaai Dayal Das, the head priest of the ISKCON temple in Savar, the group stated that they were traveling to India to participate in religious rituals.
Benapole Immigration officer-in-charge Imtiaz Ahmed confirmed the information, saying, "All immigration formalities for the 75 ISKCON devotees were completed, allowing them to cross into India."