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‘Banalata Express to run from Dhaka to C’nawabganj’


Bangladeshpost
Published : 05 Jul 2019 07:53 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 09:36 PM

Railway Minister Advocate Nurul Islam Sujan on Friday said the Banalata Intercity Train will run on Dhaka to Chapainawabganj route from July 25 next. The minister made this announcement at a meeting organised by the local unit of Shramik League at Sonamasjid Land Port under Shibganj upazila of the district, reports BSS.

Sujan said development spree is going on throughout the country under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Communication sector has witnessed massive development across the country in the past 10 years as the present government has implemented various development programmes for improving all modes of communication to ensure smooth movement of the people.

The intercity train will be launched on Dhaka-Chapainawabganj route before Eid-ul-Azha to meet up the long-cherished demand of Chapainawabganj people, the minister added. “We have also plan to bring the Sonamasjid Land port under railway network as per the commitment of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he added.

Chaired by local Awami League leader Nizamul Haque Rana, the meeting was addressed, among others, by district Awami League President Moinuddin Mondal and its General Secretary Abdul Wadud, Dr Shamil Uddin Ahmed Shimul, MP, Ferdousi Islam Jeshi, MP, Advocate Adiba Anjum Mita, MP, District Administrator Nurul Haque, Additional Superintendent of Police Mahbub Alam Khan and Upazila Chairman Syed Nazrul Islam.