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Train rolls to Kolkata from today Bombs found near tracks in India

Staff Correspondent
The historic resumption of Dhaka-Kolkata train service will go ahead today despite the recovery of four crude bombs near the rail lines on the Indian side of the border yesterday, officials said.
Four hand-made bombs were found hidden in shrubs only eight feet away from rail tracks near Bankimnagar station on Ranaghat-Gede line in the Indian state ofWest Bengal, the Indian Hindu newspaper reported yesterday, quoting the PressTrust of India.
The bombs were defused immediately. The Indian police have not named any suspects but recently, a number of right-wing organisations in Kolkata had protested the restart of the rail link.
Nikhil Banga Nagarik Sangha (All Bengal Citizens Group), comprising Hindu refugees from Bangladesh before and after 1971, recently told the BBC, "Why should democratic and secular India seek to develop such intimate links with Islamic Bangladesh?"
Communication ministry’s Additional Secretary ATKM Ismail told The Daily Star last night, "We have heard the news... As far as we know the inaugural run of the Maitree Express will go ahead."
He said security has been beefed up on both sides of the border and the Bangladeshi authorities stepped up searches along the railway lines on this side of the border.
Meanwhile, the 43-year hiatus in Dhaka-Kolkata rail link will end today when two passenger trains called the Maitree Express start simultaneously from Dhaka and Kolkata this morning.
The Bangladeshi authorities were compelled to add another compartment to the train due to the high demand of tickets. The train will leave Dhaka Cantonment Railway Station at 8:30am.
The train starting from Chitpur station in Kolkata will be greeted with Pahcla Baishakh festivities at the Dhaka cantonment station on its arrival around 8:30pm.
The train, which has the capacity of 418 passengers-36 AC cabin, 80 AC chair and 302 Non-AC chair—in the seven compartments, will carry 80 passengers more in the added air-conditioned compartment.
The passenger train service between the two countries that was introduced during the British rule was snapped in March 1965 due to India-Pakistan war. Though govern ments of the two countries signed a five-year deal in 2001 to resume direct train service, it was not implemented.
On April 10, Bangladesh and India signed a supplementary agreemen clearing the way for cross-border run of trains on Dhaka- Kolkata route.
The two close neighbours are now ready to receive and welcome the guest s and passengers of die inaugu ral trains. Government officials and distinguished personalities from both sides will be aboard the first trains. Fifty-six newsmen from Bangladesh are also travelling to Kolkata.
Communications Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Ghulam Quader will inaugurate the service at Cantonment Station at 7:45am today. Several other advisers of the caretaker government, foreign diplomats and chiefs of foreign donoragencies will also be present.
The Cantonment Station has been given a facelift on the occasion.
All necessary arrangements, including security and immigration measures, have also been completed ahead of the formal run of Moitree Express.
Apart from the communications adviser, the foreign adviser, commerce adviser, women and children affairs adviser, home adviser and LGRD adviser will receive the passengers from Kolkata upon their arrival in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation has made preparations to welcome them through dance, songs and sprinkling of petals.
Darshana in Chuadanga will be the immigration checkpoint for passengers from India, while the outbound passengers will go through the checking in the Cantonment Station for the 538km journey - - 418km in Bangladesh and 120km in India.