Maitree Express is well begun, now to make it work

Only a lucky few get to see their dreams turn into reality. Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is definitely not one of them. Her brainchild, the Kolkata-Dhaka passenger train, resumed......

India has BIG PLANS for the Friendship Express

Four years after its inauguration, both India and Bangladesh are dreaming big as the Maitree Express chugs into the future, reports Syed Tashfin Chowdhury As the Maitree Express rolled into the......

Modi, Hasina launch new passenger train between India, Bangladesh

A new passenger train connecting Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri on the Indian side was inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina via a video......

Bangladesh has special place in India's neighbourhood first policy: Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday assured the top leadership in Dhaka that Bangladesh has a 'special place' in India's 'neighbourhood first' policy and underlined that the bilateral......

Modi's Bangla trip: Experts stress on easier visa, rail connectivity

On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh, experts on Friday pitched for enhanced bilateral ties through the resolution of long-pending issues, including a simpler visa......

Bangla train caught in row over wire-mesh

The much-awaited Kolkata-Dhaka passenger train service is caught on a row between India and Bangladesh over wire-mesh.Though coaches, tracks and staff required to run the train are ready, the vexed......