15 years of Hasina: An exemplary story of regional cooperation and growth

Dhaka, December 7: On November 2nd, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated a little over 12 km rail link between Akhaura in Bangladesh and Agartala in the Indian state of Tripura. The small link ensured rail movement between Northeast India and Bangladesh. More importantly, with time, it will create the opportunity for rail movement from Agartala to Kolkata via Bangladesh, thereby cutting down the distance from nearly 2000 km (through Indian territories) to a little over 600 km.