Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off third India-Bangladesh passenger train ‘Mitali Express’

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujon on Wednesday flagged off ‘Mitali Express’ between New Jalpaiguri (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) via video conferencing. This is the third passenger train between the two nations that was flagged off from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi today. […]

MHA notifies New Jalpaiguri as immigration check post for travel to Bangladesh via ‘Mitali Express’

In order to enhance trade and passenger travel between India-Bangladesh, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued a notification thereby adding ‘New Jalpaiguri-Railway Check Post’ in the district of Jalpaiguri of West Bengal. Presently there are three railway check posts-Chitpur, Gede, and Haridaspur at the India-Bangladesh border which is managed by […]