Bangladesh, Nepal trial bus service reaches India
Two buses carrying delegates of the three nations as a part of a trial bus service that Bangladesh and Nepal have launched between their capitals through India reached Phulbari from Dhaka today.
A delegation comprised 25 Bangladeshis, 12 Indians, six Nepalese and one official of Asian Development Bank (ADB), officials said.
The buses left Dhaka for Kathmandu yesterday and reached Siliguri, in India, around 4.15pm today, officials said.
"The delegation will leave for Nepal tomorrow," the Chairman of North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) Subol Roy, said after receiving the delegation.
The aim of the trial run is to establish communication with Nepal by road, Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) chairman Fariduddin Ahmed who led the delegation said.
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