India and Bangladesh have agreed to restore railway links in a bid to enhance people-to-people contact and boost bilateral trade and investments. Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka Sunday to discuss the issue. Both sides agreed that serious efforts are needed to restore the railway lines that went into disuse after 1965 war, a statement from the Indian commerce and industry ministry said here. The rail services was suspended after the 1965 India-Pakistan war when Bangladesh was then Pakistan's eastern wing. The two sides propose to build a 13-km railway line between Agartala (India) and Akhaurah (Bangladesh). Of the 13-km proposed link railway line to connect with the Bangladesh railway network through Akhaurah railway station, 5.4 km falls in Indian territory and the remaining portion in Bangladesh. Sharma, who is on a two-day official visit to Dhaka, offered financial assistance in the form of buyers credit for Indian projects in Bangladesh which would enhance competitiveness of Indian investors.
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