According to him, though at seven points railways between India and Bangladesh were connected, it was operational only at three places. Later Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the railway project with Hasina during his visit to Dhaka. The 1,650-km distance between Agartala and Kolkata will be reduced to only 550 km once the new rail track is linked through Bangladesh. The Indian government had announced it would bear the entire cost of the 15-km railway project. Of the 15 km, 5 km fall in Indian territory and the remaining in Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2016 12:22 UTC