Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus starts

April 9 (TravelAndy): To facilitate travel between India and Bangladesh, a Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus service was flagged off from Kolkata yesterday.

This is a part of several initiatives being taken to strengthen bilateral relations and provide better tourism, road and rail connectivity for citizens of both India and Bangladesh. (Also read: Kolkata budget travel guide)

The bus services are being operated on the Kolkata-Dhaka and Kolkata- Dhaka-Agaratala routes in addition to the newly introduced Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus service.

They are being run by the State Transport Corporations of West Bengal and Tripura, besides Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.

Now, for the first time, Kolkata and Khulna are being directly connected through a bus route.

On the 409km bus route from Kolkata via Khulna to Dhaka, two buses will run three days a week from both sides.