The government has taken an infrastructure development plan and project worth Tk 31,500 crore to reduce travel suffering in northern Bangladesh. Once implemented, this project will ease communication for people in Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Nilphamari, reducing the railway distance by 114 kilometers and enabling travel to Dinajpur in 5 hours.
Speaking to BSS on Friday, Sheikh Hasanuzzaman, Chief Executive Officer of Dinajpur Parbatipur Railway Division, stated that primary activities for establishing the new Dinajpur-Dhaka rail communication and Bogra-Sirajganj railway have begun according to the minister's plan. Efforts to procure new locomotives to enhance railway capacity are also progressing.
For a long time, people in the northern region had to travel through the Jamuna Bridge and take detours via Santahar and Ishwardi to reach Dhaka. The ministry has undertaken this grand plan to eliminate this immense suffering, which is also expected to have a positive impact on the local economy.
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