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Sports Education Institute Of BKSP

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Sports Education Institute) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is residential and is located at Savar, about 28 km north-west of the capital, Dhaka. The Government-funded autonomous institution was established in 1986 with the objective of developing sports in Bangladesh. The Director General is the chief executive of the institute. Students are accommodated in four hostels for boys and one for girls. They receive food, medical treatment and sports materials. Tuition fees are determined on the basis of family income.

Management

BKSP is run by a Board of Governors, which is headed by the Minister of Youth and Sports.At this moment Brig Gen Ali Mortuza Khan, ndc, afwc,psc is the Director General of BKSP. Present management is bringing lot of changes in this institute.

Training programme

BKSP admits students in different areas of sports such as athletics, basketball, cricket, football, gymnastics, hockey, swimming, shooting and tennis. Basic training programme is of maximum eight years for athletics, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, shooting, tennis. Students under thirteen years of age are admitted to class VII. But in the categories of boxing, gymnastics and swimming students below ten years of age are admitted to class IV. However, the age limit can be relaxed in case of exceptionally promising candidates.

Affiliation and other services

Alongside sports training, BKSP provides general education to all of its students up to degree level under the syllabi of public schools and colleges. It is affiliated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and the National University. An important aspect of BKSP is its Sports Science Department which offers courses on sports medicine, exercise physiology, sports psychology, nutrition, sports bio-mechanics, general theory and method of training. Its main objectives include identifying the sports talents in students and giving them support; to provide prospective coaches, referees and umpires to impart coaching to all national teams participating in international competitions. Another main aim is to create more opportunity for the current and future sportsperson for the research and analysis of sports performance as well as sports teaching. In future the sports science students are trying to establish an organization of sports scientists in Bangladesh to involve more people in the sports arena.

Notable alumni

• Asif Hossain Khan, first Bangladeshi shooter to win a gold at the Commonwealth Games.
• Shakib Al Hasan, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Raqibul Hasan, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Mushfiqur Rahim, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Abdur Razzak, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Anamul Haque, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Mominul Haque, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Nasir Hossain, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Naeem Islam, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Suhrawadi Shuvo, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
• Shafiul Islam, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team

References

1. Jump up Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratishthan, by Mohammad Saleh Uddin, from Banglapedia.

External links

• Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan website
• Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan (sic) at Banglapedia

Details Information Of Dinajpur Government College,

History

Dinajpur Government College, located in Dinajpur, is one of Bangladesh's most important and earliest higher educational institutions. It offers four years Honors and one year Masters program in various majors; also offers HSC level. The college is affiliated with the Bangladesh National University. Several thousand students study here, it has a number of student halls and many students participate in central and national politics.

Academic Departments

• Department of Accounting
• Department of Bengali
• Department of Botany
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of English
• Department of Economics
• Department of History
• Department of Islamic History and Culture
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Management
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Physics
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Zoology

Others Academic

• B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)
• B.B.S.
• B.S.S.
• B.Sc.
• HSC -Science
• HSC-Business Studies
• HSC-Humanities

Library

The library of Dinajpur College was established in 1841 at the time of establishment of the college. There are 30,000 (Thirty Thousand) books in the library with well decorated reading room. Every department has a library of their own. The libraries are always supported the students and as well as developed their studies. Various kinds of cultural and educational plans are also held in library.

Facilities

Residential student halls

Residential student halls are/;

• Main Hall
• Muslim Hall
• Hindu Hall
• Women Hall

External links

• Dinajpur Government College Website
• Dinajpur
• Dinajpur.Net
• DCDinajpur.gov.bd Government Website
• Municipality of Dinajpur
• Dinajpur Government College
• eDinajpur.com

Suitable Extra-Curricular Activities Of Institute

Science For advanced RESEARCH the Institute of Research and Training (IRT) has been established.

Halls of residence

• Male halls

1. Dormitory -1 (Shekh Rasel Hall) Shekh Rasel Hall east(Extended Hall) 2. Dormitory -2 (Shaheed Rastrapati Ziaur Rahman Hall) 3. Dormitory -4 (Tajuddin Ahmed Hall) 4.Bangabondhu Hall(under construction)

• Female halls

1.Dormitory -3(Shekh Fajilatunnesa Mujib Hall) Ladies Hall Extension -1(Ivy Rahman Hall) Ladies Hall Extension -2(Pritilota Hall) An extended area for foreign students.

Student organizations

Students at HSTU are involved in extra-curricular activities. The student organizations are:

• ESA (Engineering Student's Association)
• Debating Society of HSTU
• Programmers Arena
• HSTU-OSN(OPEN SOURCE NETWORK)
• এসো গণিত শিখি(CSE Faculty)
• ABS (Assosiation of Business Studies)
• SAFF (Student's Association Of Fisheries)
• BSWF (Business Studies Welfare Fund)
• CSEA(Computer Science and Engineering Association)
• Orko Shangskritik Jote
• Senjuty Sangskritik Oikko (Senjuty on Facebook)
• Rotaract club of HSTU (www.rotaracthstu.org)
• HSTU Film Club
• ElOmElO-11 Production (Musical & Film Making Group)
• Prothom-alo Bondhusobha
• Bondhu protidin
• Turbo Crater (A Music Band & Music School)
• HSTU Contest Programmer
• Programming Resource (Programming Resource in Facebook)
• Networking Clab, HSTU

Sports and extracurricular activities

The university organizes sports and other extracurricular and recreational activities. It provides intramural and extramural programmes.

Internal and external programmes (games and sports)

The directorate organizes and conducts interdepartmental and inter-hall tournaments, individual hall athletics, university athletics, and inter-university games and sports. Students participate in national championships in games and sports for which training and coaching are offered.

Library

The university Library contains a collection of more than 25,000 volumes, including bound volumes of periodicals. It subscribes to over 50 foreign journals. A complete automation of the system is in the process. The Confined Section of the library contains rare books.

Medical centre

The medical centre offers free medical service to students, teachers, staff and family members of the teachers and staff. The centre provides service round-the-clock, seven-days-a-week, with four doctors with ambulance facility. The centre has 12 bed accommodation so that patients suffering from contagious diseases may be cared for in isolation.

Faculties Of HSTU

There are 9 faculties in HSTU with 47 departments:

Faculty of Engineering:

• Department of Agricultural & Industrial Engineering (AIE)
• Department of Irrigation & Water Resources Management
• Department of Food Engineering & Technology (FET)
• Department of Food Processing & Preservation (FPP)
• Department of Food Science & Nutrition (FSN)
• Department of Architecture
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering:

• Department of Telecommunication and Electronic Engineering(TEE)
• Department of Computer Engineering & Networking(CEN)
• Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Department of Computer & Information Technology(CIT)
• Department of Social Science & Language(SSL)

Faculty of Business Studies:

• Department of Accounting & Information System(ACT)
• Department of Management Studies(MGT)
• Department of Marketing(MKT)
• Department of Finance and Banking(FIB)

Faculty of Agriculture:

• Department of Agronomy(AGN)
• Department of Agro-forestry(AGF)
• Department of Animal Husbandry
• Department of Agricultural Extension(AEX)
• Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Bio-chemistry(ACH)
• Department of Crop Botany
• Department of Entomology
• Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding
• Department of Horticulture
• Department of Plant Pathology
• Department of Soil Science

Faculty of Fisheries:

• Department of Fisheries Biology & Genetics(FBG)
• Department of Fisheries Management(FMG)
• Department of Fisheries Technology(FTL)
• Department of Aquaculture(AQC)

Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Science:

• Department of Anatomy and Histology(ANH)
• Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics(MSO)
• Department of Microbiology(MIC)
• Department of Pathology and Parasitology(PPS)
• Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics(PPH)
• Department of General Animal Science and Nutrition(ASN)
• Department of genetics and Animal breeding(GAB)
• Department of Dairy and Poultry Science(DPS)

Faculty of Science

• Department of Chemistry (CHE)
• Department of Statistics(STT)
• Department of Mathematics(MAT)
• Department of Physics(PHY)

Faculty Of Arts & Social Science

• Department of English Language
• Department of Economics(ECN)
• Department of Social Science

The university Academic offers 24 under-graduate degrees to describe discuss

Hajee Mohammad Danesh

Hajee Mohammad Danesh (1900–1986) was a peasant leader and politician. He was born in Sultanpur village in Dinajpur District. He obtained his M.A. in History from Aligarh Muslim University in 1931 and B.L. degree in 1932. In the 1930s, Danesh became active in the communist organisations of Bengal, especially the Bengal provincial organisation of the Communist Party of India. He was arrested twice in 1938 by the government of Bengal for his participation in the Tebhaga movement, an agitation in northern Bengal against zamindars landlords for landless peasants and share-croppers who sought a greater share of the yield, most of which was surrendered to the zamindars. Danesh was one of the few Muslim communist leaders of the struggle, and worked to mobilise the Muslim peasantry in favor of the movement. In 1945, he joined the All India Muslim League, but was later expelled for his participation in the continuing Tebagha movement, and re-arrested by the Bengal government in 1946.After the partition of India and Bengal in 1947, Danesh remained in his home district of Dinajpur, which fell in Muslim-majority East Bengal, which became part of the newly created Muslim state of Pakistan. He died in Dhaka on 28 June 1986.

Academics

The university offers 24 under-graduate degrees under 9 faculties along with several post-graduate and doctoral courses. These are

1. Faculty of Postgraduate Studies

• Ph D
• MS
• MBA
• Evening MBA

2. Faculty of Engineering

• B.Sc. in Food and Process Engineering (FPE)
• B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering (AE)
• Bachelor of Architecture(B.Arch)
• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering(CE)
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering(ME)

Faculty Of Engineering

3. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

• B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
• B.Sc. in Telecommunication and Electronic Engineering (TEE)
• B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

4.Faculty of Business Studies

• Bachelor of Business Administration (major in level-4)
• BBA (major in accounting)
• BBA (major in marketing)
• BBA (major in management)
• BBA (major in finance & banking)

5.Faculty of Agriculture

• B.Sc.(Hons.) in Agriculture
• B.Sc.(Hons.) in Agriculture and Argi-Business (AAB)

6.Faculty of Fisheres

• B.Sc.(Hons.) in Fisheries

7.Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

8.Faculty of Science

• B.Sc.(Hons.) in Physics
• B.Sc.(Hons.) in Chemistry
• B.Sc.(Hons.) in Mathematics
• B.Sc.(Hons.) in Statistics

9.Faculty of Arts & Social Science

• B.A.(Hons.) in English
• B.S.S.(Hons.) in Economics
• B.S.S.(Hons.) in Social Science

Photo Gallery Of HSTU

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Institute Of HSTU

Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) is a government-financed public university of Bangladesh. Locally it is known as Hajee Danesh University. It is situated between about 10 miles from Dinajpur city at a place known as Basherhat. A sports school named BKSP (Dinajpur) which was also established by the government of Bangladesh is situated beside the campus.In 2015 more than 100 foreign students come from five countries.

History Of Dinajpur District

Dinajpur district is located in the northern part of Bangladesh. The region was once a part of the ancient state of Pundrabardhana. The previous name of the region was “Gandowana Land”.  It is one of the ancient districts during the beginning of British ruled. After the eight years of the battle of Palashi, the British East India Company established administrative control of the region in 1765. By ending the Nababi ruled of Ghoraghat, Dinajpur town formed day by day. According to Dinajpur Gazette, an independent Collectoriate was established in Dinajpur in 1783. Formerly Dinajpur- Rangpur was a joint Collectoriate. Due to administrative advantage, a new district Dinajpur was formed in 1786 and district headquarter was established in 1793. Various parts of the districts were included in Purnia, Rangpur and Rajshahi districts at different times (1833 – 1870). At the time of Partition in 1947, ten police stations of the district were included in west Bengal. Beside Panchagrah, Debiganj, Boda, Patgram police stations of Jalpaiguri district included with greater Dinajpur district. Thakurgaon and Panchagarh Sub-divisions of this district were turned into separate districts in 1984.

Bordered By: Dinajpur District is bordered by Thakurgaon and Panchagarhdistricts to the north, Joypurhat and Gaibandha districts to the south,Rangpur and Nilphamary districts to the east, West Bengal (Indian State) to the west.

Administration: The area of Dinajpur is 3444.30 Sq Km. It is under Rangpur Division. There are 08 Municipalities in Dinajpur named Ghoraghat, Birampur, Setabganj, Dinajpur, Hakimpur, Birganj, Fulbari and Parbatipur. The number of Upazilla (sub district) in Dinajpur district is 13, named- Dinajpur Sadar, Ghoraghat, Kaharola, Birol, Birgonj, Khansama, Chorkai, Parbotipur Hakimpur, Birampur, Nababgonj, Bochagonj, Fulbari and Chibirbondor containing 101 Unions, 1926 Mauzas and 2131 Villages.

Population: The total population of Dinajpur district is 29,90,128 (Male- 15,08,670 and Female- 14,81,458), sex ratio 102:100, population Density 868/Sq Km and annual growth rate is 1.22%.

Literacy: The Literacy Rate of Dinajpur district is 52.40% (Male- 55.70% and Female- 49.10%), school attendance rate is 56.70% for 5 to 24 years age group.

Other Important Data: The postal code of Dinajpur district is 5200 and NWD Code is 0531. Total Parliament seat in Dinajpur is 06. During the liberation war, Dinajpur was under Sector Number 06. Urbanization rate of the district is 15.17%.

Rivers: Jamuna, Kartoa, Atrai, Punarbhaba, Tangon, Depa, Kakra, Garveshwari, Choto Jamuna, Eshamoti, Vulli, Pathorghata, Norto, Choto Depa, Belan, Nokshisha, Tulshiganga, Chiri, Tetulia, Maila, Volamoti etc.

Agro Products: Litchi, mango, rice, wheat, sugarcane, jute, potato, vegetables, onion, ginger, oil seeds, banana, jack fruit, guava, coconut etc.

Remarkable Personalities from Dinajpur District

Narayan Gongopaddhay, Alhaz Mohammad Taimur (Educationist), Mohammad Nurul Amin (Poet), Pandit Mohes Chandra Tarkachuramoni, Advocate Jeher Uddin, Pir Shah Sufi Matlub Mia, Khan Bahadur Mahatab Uddin Ahmed, Sree Madhab Chadra Chattergy, Mawlana Ayan Uddin Ahmed, Dr Sukumar Sen Gupta, Prof Abdul Baki, Sree Premhari Barman, Dr Hazi Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, Mohorshi Bhuban Mohon Kar, Dr Gobinda Chandra Deb,  Nirmolendra Lahire, Hazi Mohammad Danesh (Social Worker), Layla Samad, Prof. Yousouf Ali, Habibur Rahaman, Asadullah, Pandit Gopal Chandra Vattacharja, Konored Farhad, Sowkot Ali, Lie-U-Ten-Ent General Mahabubur Rahaman, Samsuddoha Manik (Footballer) etc.

Demandable Educational Institute Of Dinajpur District

Education

There are two government colleges in the Dinajpur town. Dinajpur Government College, which was previously known as Surendranath college, is for both male and female students. The other government college is for female students only. Both colleges are operated under Bangladesh National University.Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University is a government-financed public university of Bangladesh situated 10 km from Dinajpur main town. It serves as an institution of science and technology in northern part of the country.

This district gives the opportunity to read in two Govt. schools, Dinajpur Zilla School (for boys only) and Dinajpur Govt. Girls' High School. Dinajpur Zilla School was established in 1854 during the British reign. It is located at the center of the Dinajpur town. It owns a hostel too for residential facilities. This school is one of 20 schools in Bangladesh, which has a govt. funded "E-Learning" facility and E-Laboratory. There is Stone made Map of South Asia subcontinent in this school, which was made at 1934. It has a very talented Score in S.S.C participation. There is also an auditorium, a sculpture of celebrating the 150 years of the school, a mosque, an enhanced library and laboratory in this school. There is also a textile institute.Now RIDGE School is the most modern and British standard popular school of Dinajpur.

Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital

There is a government medical college here, which is one of the 22 government funded medical colleges in Bangladesh. It is located in the town of Dinajpur. It admits 150 students into the f-year MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degree program. There is a four story building. There are two hostels for boys and three hostels for girls. There are four hostels for intern doctors. Sixteen batches of students have passed from this medical college. Dinajour Medical College Journal is recognized by the BMDC and is published twice a year (ISSN 2070-2019). The 500-bed hospital has high technology and has started to provide more services. There is also a well-developed nursing college behind the hospital building. The hospital has an ultrasound center for nuclear medicine near Sadar Hospital, Dinajpur. Dinajpur Medical College Hospital now provides health services not only in the Dinajpur District but also to people from other districts near Dinajpur.

Other

Dinajpur Central Shahid Minar is the 2nd largest Shahid minar in the country. Dinajpur Boasts a regional training center of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan. Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan situated at Basher hat near to HSTU campus. It aims to train and educate sports prodigy. Dinajpur also has a government Veterinary college, a government Polytechnique institute and several private polytechnique institutions. Tenth educational board of Bangladesh has been established in Dinajpur in 2007. From 2009 S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate) and H.S.C. (Higher Secondary School Certificate) exams have been started to be taken. In S.S.C. exam for the first time it stood 2nd in the country in the G.P.A. 5 list.

Notable residents

• Khurshid Jahan – 1939-2006, former Bangladeshi Minister of Women's and Children's affairs.
• Haji Mohammad Danesh – 1900-1986, Bangladeshi politician and communist activist.
• Subhash Dutta – (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor.
• M. Yousuf Ali – Died in 1999, first Bangladeshi Minister of Education.
• Moinuddin Ahmed Chowdhury – 1921-1998, prominent East Pakistani politician.
• Late Prof. Abdullah Al Kafi – (1945 – 2005), Member of Parliament of Jatiyo Sangshad, for Dinajpur-1, distinguished politician and political leader.

Historical Place Of Hili Railway Station

History

From 1878, the railway route from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, to Siliguri was in two laps. The first lap was a 185 km journey along the Eastern Bengal State Railway from Calcutta Station (later renamed Sealdah) to Damookdeah Ghat on the southern bank of the Padma River, then across the river in a ferry and the second lap of the journey. A 336 km metre gauge line of the North Bengal Railway linked Saraghat on the northern bank of the Padma to Siliguri.

The Kolkata-Siliguri main line was converted to broad gauge in stages. The Shakole-Santahar section was converted in 1910-1914, whenHardinge Bridge was under construction. The Hardinge Bridge was opened in 1915 and the Santahar-Parbatipur section was converted in 1924.The journey to Kolkata from Hili was only eight hours prior to 1947.

During partition of India, the India-Pakistan border ran through Hili town, with around three fourths of the town in East Pakistan, later Bangladesh. Hili railway station located in Bangladeshi territory is a stone’s throw away from Indian territory.

Trade and smuggling

Here is a description of the activities at Hili Railway Station in more recent years: "One platform I can remember especially where the train usually never stops, called Hili. Hili is a border between Bangladesh and India and huge quantity of goods import and export from there in legal way. But there are also illegal way what I saw on the way."

Much trade between Bangladesh and India goes on via the Hili border. Smuggling is rampant at the Hili border. Smuggled goods comprise sugar, onion, saris, medicines and even contraband drugs. Bangladesh border guards hold up trains to help the smugglers.

External links

• Hili Rail Station, Hakimpur, Dinajpur- 1991
• Smuggling at the border near Hili Railway Station, 2014

References

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Hili Bangladesh Railway Station

Hili (Bengali: হিলি ) is a railway station in Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur District of Rangpur Division in Bangladesh. It is right on the Bangladesh-India border and has land border crossing arrangements. The other side of the border is also Hili - Hili, Dakshin Dinajpur.

History Of Parbatipur railway station

History

During the British period all railway connections to Assam and North Bengal were through the eastern part of Bengal. From 1878, the railway route from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, to Siliguri was in two laps. The first lap was a 185 km journey along the Eastern Bengal State Railwayfrom Calcutta Station (later renamed Sealdah) to Damookdeah Ghat on the southern bank of the Padma River, then across the river in a ferry and the second lap of the journey, which was a 336 km metre gauge line of the North Bengal Railway that linked Saraghat on the northern bank of the Padma to Siliguri.

The 1.8 km long Hardinge Bridge across the Padma came up in 1912. In 1926 the metre-gauge section north of the bridge was converted to broad gauge, and so the entire Calcutta - Siliguri route became broad-gauge. Parbatipur came up as a station on the Calcutta-Siliguri route.

Once Parbatipur came up as a railway station on the Chilahati-Parbatipur-Santahar-Darshana Line in 1876, it became a centre of further railway development. There were two developments, one eastward and the other westward. North Bengal State Railway opened a metre gauge line to Kaunia in 1879. Two narrow gauge lines were laid by Eastern Bengal Railway from Kaunia to Dharla River. The Kaunia Dharla railway lines were converted to metre gauge in 1901. The Kaunia-Dharla line was extended to Amingaon in 1908. The Assam Behar State Railway started building westward in 1884 and by 1889, Parbatipur was connected with Katihar in Bihar.

With the partition of India,railway links outside Bangladesh were lost but Parbatipur continued to be an important railway junction.

External links

• Photographs of Parbatipur Junction

References

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Parbatipur Bangladesh Railway Junction Station

Parbatipur (Bengali: পার্বতীপুর) is a railway junction in Dinajpur district of Rangpur Division
in Bangladesh.

Biral Bangladesh Railway Station

Biral (Bengali: বিরল) is a border railway station in Bangladesh, situated in Dinajpur District, in Rangpur Division. It is a defunct railway transit point on the Bangladesh-India border and is an India-Bangladesh land border checkpoint.

Transit Facility In Biral Railway Station

History

Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre gauge railway from Parbatipur to Katihar, now in Bihar, India, in 1889.

Biral-Radhikapur transit point

It is a defunct rail transit point on the Bangladesh-India border. The corresponding station on the Indian side is Radhikapur railway station in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal.The transit facility in the Biral-Radhikapur sector has remained suspended since 1 April 2005. The railway track on the Indian side has been converted to broad gauge (as per Project Unigauge) while that on the Bangladesh side continues to remain metre gauge.

As per the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by Bangladesh and India on 15 August 1978 it was agreed to facilitate overland transit traffic between Bangladesh and Nepal. An addendum was made on 6 September, 2011, to add new rail routes for facilitating overland transit traffic between Bangladesh and Nepal. The addendum read:
"1."Traffic in Transit” to/from Nepal and Bangladesh shall move through Indian territory by rail using Singhabad Railway station in India and Rohanpur Railway station in Bangladesh with their existing facilities. To ensure expeditious and smooth flow of such movement, necessary infrastructural facilities shall be provided by the two Parties within their respective territories.
"2.The existing rail route through Radhikapur Railway station in India and Birol Railway station in Bangladesh which has been suspended shall be brought into operation by converting Bangladesh portion into broad gauge. In this case, both the routes (proposed and the existing) shall be used for Nepal Transit Traffic by rail for additional operating convenience.

Bangladesh started export of fertilizer to Nepal utilizing the Rohanpur-Singhabad transit point in November 2011.

Track conversions

The Parbatipur-Panchagarh and Kanchan-Biral lines are being developed as dual gauge tracks. The 9 km long track from Biral to the Bangladesh-India border is being converted to broad gauge at a cost of Tk 9.81 billion by the Western Zone of Bangladesh Railway.

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