South Asia and Beyond

India-Bangladesh Connectivity Gets A Fillip

 India-Bangladesh Connectivity Gets A Fillip

For the first time, the Indian Railways transported automobiles—a consignment of 51 vehicles—to Bangladesh last month. They arrived via Benapole after traversing 1407 kms.

July 27, 2020: Ten broad gauge locomotives flagged off to be handed over to Bangladesh to help handle the growing volumes of passenger and freight traffic between the two neighbours...Read More

Parul Chandra

Professional newshound, have navigated through typewriters, computers and mobile phones during my over three-decade-long career working in some of India's finest newsrooms (The Times of India, Financial Express). Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan are my focus, also Sri Lanka (when boss permits). Age and arthritis (that's a joke) have not dimmed the thrill of chasing a story. Loves music, animals and pasta.

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