PM to open Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail line on 12 November
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail line on 12 November.
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan shared the news with journalists after visiting the old Kalurghat Bridge in the port city today.
Terming Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway line a priority project of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the railways minister said he inspected the project to see the latest progress of the work.
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The minister said the construction work will be completed by 30 October and the trial run of the train will be conducted on 2 November.
He also said the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar railway line will be connected with the Matarbari deep sea port in the future.
On 3 April 2011, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone for the construction of Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway.
