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Dhaka-Kolkata Train

WB govt for delaying inauguration

Staff Correspondent
The launching of Dhaka-Kolkata passenger train service from April 14 might be delayed as the West Bengal authorities have requested the central government to re-fix the date considering the upcoming state panchayat elections.
The state government fears that the programme for launching the service may violate the code of conduct for the panchayat elections scheduled in May.
BBC Bangla Service yesterday reported quoting government sources that the Chief Secretary of West Bengal AK Deb in a letter to the central government asked for refixing the date in the last week of May.
The West Bengal government wants the train service not to be
the proposal for fencing by India within 150 yards off the no man's land to check smuggling.
The advisory council last month accepted India's proposal for construction of the box-type barbed wire fencingon the zero lines.
Under the proposed agreement, Dhaka will also construct a similar structure near the border in Bangladesh
The "Moitree Express" will run once a week from both sides and is primarily learnt to havesix coaches.
India has already set up the necessary infrastructure like customs and immigration facilities, passengers' waiting halls and other related facilities at Gede station on the Indian sideof the border.
Bangladesh has set up the immigration centre in Darshana, Chuadanga for the time being and will set up the centre near the international border after necessary budget is allocated.
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launched between April 7 and May 21, says a PTI report published in Outlook India's online edition on Tuesday.
According to government sources, the chief secretary and Home Secretary AM Chakraborty told railway officials a few days ago that the schedules for the panchayet elections may be announced in the first week of April. The election code ofconduct will be fixed then.
BBC Bangla service said no government project can be launched after the code ofconduct is fixed
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has already announced in the Indian parliament that the train service will run from April 14. the first day of Bangla NewYear.
Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty said in Dhaka on Sunday that his government is "aiming to start Dhaka-Kolkata passenger train service from Pahela Baishakh”.
Communications ministry officials of Bangladesh said they were also taking preparations to this end and the date would be announced officially after a supplementary deal between the railway officials of the two countries expected to be signed during three-day bilateral talks in Dhaka from Apnl one.
Despite several trial runs of trains from both Kolkata and Dhaka, the possibility of relaunching the passenger train service had been hanging fire due to Dhaka's objections to