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Railway officials from Bangladesh, India eye resuming train services
Bangladesh Railway's Additional Director General (Operations) Mohammad Nazmul Islam, said, 'Connections were active, which were suspended in August 2024'
ANI, Dhaka
Published: 08 Sep 2026, 10:50 PM
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Railway officials from India and Bangladesh began a three-day meeting in Dhaka on Tuesday to work towards resuming passenger train services that had been suspended.
Bangladesh Railway's Additional Director General
(Operations) Mohammad Nazmul Islam, said, “Connections were active, which were
suspended in August 2024. However, Indian freight trains continue to operate
without any hindrance,” ANI reports.
He added, “Among the three passenger trains: the
Maitree Express operated between Dhaka Cantonment and Chitpur (Kolkata, India);
the Bandhan Express ran between Khulna and Kolkata; and the Mitali Express
operated between Dhaka Cantonment and New Jalpaiguri."