Narendra Modi flags off India-Bangladesh Bandhan Express with Sheikh Hasina, Mamata Banerjee
FP Staff
• November 10, 2017, 15:50:13 IST
A new passenger train service ‘Bandhan Express’ between Kolkata and Bangladesh southwestern industrial city of Khulna was flagged off on Thursday.
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Bandhan Express, a new passenger train service between Kolkata and Bangladesh's southwestern industrial city of Khulna was flagged off on Thursday. PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched the train through video conference. PTI
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The fully air-conditioned weekly passenger train service Bandhan Express will run every Thursday from both Kolkata and Khulna. PTI
' The ties between India and Bangladesh have further strengthened', said Narendra Modi at the launch of the Bandhan express. PTI
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