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India will provide 20 broad gauge rail engines to Bangladesh

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 08 Sep 2022, 06:53 pm

Dhaka, September 8: India has promised Bangladesh 20 broad gauge diesel rail engines. Besides, some other steps have been taken for the development of Bangladesh-India railway connection. New Delhi has promised to provide this locomotive in view of Bangladesh's request during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day official visit.

According to sources, several steps have been taken to improve internal rail connectivity in Bangladesh.

These are conversion of Tongi-Akhaura line to dual gauge, supply of railway rolling stock to Bangladesh Railway, capacity building of Bangladesh Railway staff through reputed training institutes of Indian Railways, providing IT related cooperation to ensure improvement of service of Bangladesh Railway.

Some new initiatives have been taken to develop the Bangladesh-India rail link.

These are Kaunia-Lalmonirhat-Mogalghat-New Gitaldah rail link, construction of rail link between Hili and Birampur, upgrading of Benapole-Jesore railway and signaling system and railway station, restoration of rail link between Burimari and Changrabandha, construction of a container depot at Sirajganj etc.