A Railways staff talks on walkie-talkie during the flagging off ceremony of Kolkata-Khulna (Bangladesh) Bandhan Express train, in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI A Railways staff talks on walkie-talkie during the flagging off ceremony of Kolkata-Khulna (Bangladesh) Bandhan Express train, in Kolkata on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan Express through video links, the second train to run between the two countries after Maitree Express that runs between Dhaka and Kolkata. Bandhan Express is the first train to connect Kolkata and Khulna after Barisal Express, which was stopped owing to the India-Pakistan war in 1965. For all the latest What Is News, download Indian Express App© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd

Source: Indian Express November 10, 2017 03:45 UTC