Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka to resume from June 10 after two yearsState transport department principal secretary LH Darlong has written letters to Bangladesh's Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian H...
28 May, 2022, 07.56 PM IST
Modi, Hasina jointly launch new passenger train between India and BangladeshThis is the third passenger train after Maitree Express (Dhaka-Kolkata) and Bandhan Express (Khulna-Kolkata) running between the two neighb...
27 Mar, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Hasina, Modi set to launch new cross-country train serviceAs per the schedule, the train would leave Kolkata at 11 am (Indian time) and reach Khulna after four-and-a-half-hour-long journey.
08 Nov, 2017, 10.24 PM IST
Soon only end-to-end immigration checks on Dhaka-Kolkata trainDuring the halts when the train's under carriage will be checked, officials said, the passenger coaches will be under lock and key, thus re...
30 Oct, 2017, 03.58 PM IST
Maitree Express: New train to Bangladesh by mid-FebruaryThe frequency of existing Maitree Express was recently increased to four days a week between Kolkata and Dhaka, catering to the growing dem...
27 Dec, 2016, 08.22 AM IST
New train service between Kolkata and Khulna early next yearThe new train service between Kolkata and Khulna is likely to be launched during Bangladesh Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina's India visit in J...
21 Dec, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
Bangladesh ties tune up to new trainThe issue was discussed in the IGRM held in Dhaka last week.Apart from running a second passenger train, two major decisions were taken in ...
24 Aug, 2016, 09.11 AM IST
Kolkata-Khulna passenger train service on anvil?At present, the Maitree Express between Kolkata and Dhaka runs through the Gede-Darshana border in Nadia district of West Bengal.
23 Aug, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
BJP threatens to stop Dhaka-Kolkata train on Hindu killing"Hindus and other minorities are killed in Bangladesh regularly. Bangladesh government should take steps to ensure the safety and security ...
01 Jul, 2016, 10.45 PM IST
- Bangladesh, India restore train link after 43 years
Huge crowds of cheering people lined the railway tracks on the border between India and Bangladesh on Monday as passenger train services be...
14 Apr, 2008, 02.43 PM IST
- Kolkata-Dhaka Moitree Express flagged off
The Kolkata-Dhaka Moitree Express was flagged off on Monday by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, resuming passenger train service...
14 Apr, 2008, 08.21 AM IST
- India set to resume train service to Bangladesh
A passenger train service between India and Bangladesh, which was suspended for more than four decades, is all set to resume operations on ...
12 Apr, 2008, 01.41 PM IST
- Dhaka-Kolkata train from April 14: officials
Bangladesh and Indian authorities have said they expected the Dhaka-Kolkata direct train service to be launched on April 14.
24 Mar, 2008, 08.21 AM IST
- B'desh,India agree to resolve row over Dhaka-Kolkata train
Bangladesh and India have agreed to soon resolve a row over fencing of no-man's land and other issues that have delayed the launch of the D...
19 Feb, 2008, 04.20 PM IST
- Dhaka-Kolkata train to begin in July
Bangladesh and India are set to link Dhaka and Kolkata by a train service expected to commence in July, as the railway authorities of the t...
06 Jun, 2007, 07.40 PM IST
- Bangladesh, India to restore train links
Bangladesh and India will restore direct passenger train services after a gap of more than four decades, the government said on Friday.
30 Mar, 2007, 09.35 AM IST
- Kolkata-Dhaka train from April 14
In an endorsement of improving ties between India and Bangladesh, the two countries have decided to start the Kolkata-Dhaka train service f...
10 Mar, 2007, 03.28 AM IST