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Hasina, Modi inaugurate Bangladesh-India oil pipeline

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Published: 12:46, 18 September 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Hasina, Modi inaugurate Bangladesh-India oil pipeline

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Tuesday jointly inaugurated the construction work of Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline between Shiliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur in Dinajpur.

They opened the work of the oil pipeline through a videoconference from their respective capitals this afternoon.

Officials said this pipeline will play an effective role in further strengthening the energy security of Bangladesh.

They also inaugurated the construction work of the third and fourth dual gauge rail lines in Dhaka-Tongi and the dual gauge rail line in Tongi-Joydevpur section of Bangladesh Railway.

Earlier on September 10, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi inaugurated the construct work of two railway projects, Kulaura-Shahbajpur Section Rehabilitation of Bangladesh Railway and Akhaura-Agartala Duel Gauge Rail Connectivity (Bangladesh part),  through video conferencing.


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