Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her India counterpart Narendra Modi will inaugurate the route in a virtual ceremony on Dec 17, the Press Trust of India reports. A cargo train will run from Chilahati to Haldibari to mark the reopening of the route, according to Indian railway officials. The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday informed the authorities of the decision to reopen the rail route, the PTI adds. The South Asian neighbours have also announced plans to open a passenger train service connecting Dhaka and the Indian city of Siliguri in March, 2021. Currently, the two countries only have one trans-border passenger train service, the Maitree Express, in operation, connecting Kolkata to Dhaka and Khulna.

Source: bd News24 December 11, 2020 05:26 UTC