PM inaugurates Dhaka-Bhanga rail service tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to open the new train service on Dhaka-Bhanga route through Padma Bridge tomorrow (on Tuesday), an official source said.

"Dhaka-Bhanga rail route will be inaugurated on October 10. But, commercial train movement on the route will begin after a short time," Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan told a media briefing recently.

He said the newly introduced railway link will contribute significantly to the country's economy, as it will connect Mongla port.

He also said, "We will bring 64 districts of the country under the railway network in phases. The previous BNP government did not take any step for the development of railway sector."

The premier will inaugurate the new route at a function at Mawa Railway Station in Munshiganj.

According to the project details, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will cross the Padma Bridge by a special train as the special train will arrive at Bhanga in Faridpur from Mawa Railway Station.