India, Bangladesh to have rail links
India and Bangladesh have agreed to restore railway links in a bid to enhance people-to-people contact and boost bilateral trade and investment.
By PTI | Updated:
NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh have agreed to restore railway links in a bid to enhance people-to-people contact and boost bilateral trade and investment.
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Sunday to discuss the issue.
"Both sides agreed that serious efforts are needed to restore the railway lines that went into disuse after 1965 war," a statement from Sharma said here. The rail services were suspended after the 1965 Indo-Pak war when Bangladesh was then Pakistan's eastern wing.
The two sides propose to build a 13-km railway line between Agartala (India) and Akhaurah (Bangladesh). Of the 13-km proposed link railway line to connect with the Bangladesh railway network through Akhaurah railway station, 5.4 km falls in Indian territory and the remaining in Bangladesh.
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Sunday to discuss the issue.
"Both sides agreed that serious efforts are needed to restore the railway lines that went into disuse after 1965 war," a statement from Sharma said here. The rail services were suspended after the 1965 Indo-Pak war when Bangladesh was then Pakistan's eastern wing.
The two sides propose to build a 13-km railway line between Agartala (India) and Akhaurah (Bangladesh). Of the 13-km proposed link railway line to connect with the Bangladesh railway network through Akhaurah railway station, 5.4 km falls in Indian territory and the remaining in Bangladesh.
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