Survey on Jamuna Bridge-Bogra rail link to start in Dec

Communications ministry sources yesterday said the new rail line, which would cost Tk 715 crore, would be constructed as part of the government plans to establish direct rail link between the western railway and the eastern zone.

Communications Minister Nazmul Huda at an inter- ministerial meeting said the government would construct the rail link on priority basis. The government would spend Tk 505 crore for the project from its own fund, while the rest Tk 210 crore will come from donors and agencies.

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Once the project is implemented, the costly train ferry service at Teestamukh Ghat and Bahadurabad Ghat would not be required, railway sources said.