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Plans to restore Dhaka-Darjeeling rail link
March 21 (TravelAndy): In order to enhance cross border tourism and trade, India and Bangladesh is looking to restore rail link between Darjeeling and Dhaka.
The rail route between Darjeeling, the hill town in India’s West Bengal state and Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, will be restored after 52 years, since it was severed during India-Pakistan war in 1965, Mujibul Haque, Bangladesh railway minister, told the Dhaka Tribune.
“We will wrap up the project by late 2019,” added Mujibul. Continue reading Plans to restore Dhaka-Darjeeling rail link