CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s strong connectivity with Bangladesh is deep-rooted in its civilisational history. Seven rail links operated between the two nations following the partition of 1947 till the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. At present, five such rail links are operational between the neighbouring countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bandhan Express train (Bengali: ) is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city Kolkata and the Bangladeshi city Khulna every week.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gede is the last railway station on the Indian side of the Bangladesh–India border in Krishnaganj CD Block in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The corresponding station on the Bangladesh side is Darshana.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Padma Bridge Rail Link project is the biggest railway infrastructure project under construction in Bangladesh.