Our morning flight from Mumbai took us to Agartala, from where a pleasant 70-km ride, through a smooth state highway that snaked around green undulating hills, took us to the border town of Sonamura. While generally friendly, most Indo-Bangladesh border crossings are very crowded and tout-ruled affair. Fortunately, the virtually deserted one at Bibir Bazaar was just the opposite. There were just two officials and two border guards on each side (if I exclude a hyperactive pet monkey outside the Bangladesh immigration office), who ensured clearances within minutes. Another twenty minutes drive brought us to the center of the Comilla town, at three in the afternoon.