The flag lowering ceremony at the India–Pakistan (Wagah-Attari) international border near Wagah attracts large number of tourists every day. In a similar vein, the Border Security Force and the Border Guards Bangladesh together have commenced the historic Joint Retreat Ceremony on the India-Bangladesh border in Banglabandha (Banglabandh) - Fulbari (Phulbari) on 27th April 2018. However, the daily routine here is not held in their ceremonial uniform. The registration for the public entry begins at 4.30 pm and the visitors are permitted to enter and occupy the gallery ten minutes before the start of the ceremony, which is at 5.00 pm. After establishing our identities using a valid Photo ID, token signed by the Company Commandant is issued to each group. The Company Commandant on learning about my identity, enthusiastically welcomed and explained the proposals of improvements to attract more tourists and expansion of the gallery to accommodate a few thousand people, food court and car parking lot to park about 2500 vehicles. Banglabandha is a major inland port in Northern Bangladesh, established to provide a trade link between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. The center of the trade link, where the borders meet is the ‘Banglabandha Zero Point’, commercialized heavily by the Bangladesh Government to benefit from the exports and imports. The three nations are separated by 52 Km of Indian territory, known as the Siliguri Corridor. The center is located at about 12 Km from Siliguri Junction and about 470 Km from Dhaka, while Darjeeling is about 75 Km, via Matigara - Kurseong Road.
