Summary:
By Dinesh Sharma.
The government of India handed over 10 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh as part of its grant assistance through a virtual ceremony on Monday.
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New Delhi, July 27: The government of India handed over 10 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh as part of its grant assistance through a virtual ceremony on Monday.
The locomotives were virtually flagged off to Bangladesh by India’s External Affairs Minister Dr.
S.
Jaishankar and Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal.
The event was also attended by Minister of State for Railways Suresh C.
Angadi.
At the Bangladesh end, Minister of Railway Md.
Nurul Islam Sujan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Abul Kalam Abdul Momen received the locomotives.
The handing over of these locomotives, under grant assistance from the Government of India, fulfills an important commitment made during the visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to India, in October, 2019.
In keeping with the requirements of Bangladesh Railway, the locomotives have been suitably modified by the Indian side.