The Banglabandha is a major inland port in Panchagarh the northern-most district in the country.
The alignment of the 48-kilometre broad gauge rail line was finalised yesterday, BR officials said. As per primary design, the rail line will have five stations.
The approval came at a meeting at the Rail Bhaban with Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan in the chair. We will build the rail line till the Banglabandha Land Port for now. We will talk with our Indian counterpart before taking the final decision regarding where the line will be connected [with the Indian railway] in the border, DN Majumder, additional director general (infrastructure) of the BR, told The Daily Star.