Bandhan Express: PM Modi flags off train between Kolkata-Khulna with Sheikh Hasina, Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday jointly flagged-off the Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan Express via video-conferencing.
The dignitaries also inaugurated the International Passenger Rail Terminal, End-to-End Immigration and Customs Clearance Facilities (for the passengers of Maitree Express and Bandhan Express) at Kolkata station, under India-Bangladesh Cooperation in Railways.
Rail bridges over river Titas and Bhairabh in Bangladesh were also launched.
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