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India, Bangladesh likely to discuss resuming passenger train services
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India, Bangladesh likely to discuss resuming passenger train services
India and Bangladesh are likely to discuss resuming suspended cross-border passenger train services as part of efforts to normalise bilateral ties.
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India and Bangladesh are expected to discuss the resumption of cross-border passenger train services, which had been suspended amid strained bilateral ties following the change of government in Dhaka.
Passenger rail links such as the Maitree Express (Kolkata-Dhaka) and Bandhan Express have historically been key symbols of India-Bangladesh connectivity.
Restoring these links would form part of wider efforts to normalise trade, transit and people-to-people ties between the two neighbours.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Maitree Express
- India-Bangladesh relations
- cross-border connectivity
- Bandhan Express
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- Maitree Express, India-Bangladesh relations, cross-border connectivity, Bandhan Express
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The Maitree Express, a cross-border passenger train service whose resumption India and Bangladesh are likely to discuss, connects Dhaka with which Indian city?
- Guwahati
- Kolkata
- Patna
- New Delhi
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Answer: B — The Maitree Express is a passenger train service connecting Dhaka and Kolkata, one of the key rail links symbolising India-Bangladesh connectivity.
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