Rangpur Express was lunch Sunday at the Rangpur Railway station.
The communications minister, Sayed Abul Hossain, as chief guest opened the service in the evening.
Admitting that the condition of highways and roads in the country was vulnerable, the minister said the government was trying to develop the overall condition of the roads and highways.
He said, 'Bangladesh Railway introduced Rangpur Express on the Rangpur-Dhaka-Rangpur route. It will introduce six more intercity trains across the country before Eid-ul-Fitr.'
Lawmakers Tipu Munshi and HN Ashiqur Rahman were present as the special guests in the inaugural ceremony chaired by director general of railway Abu Taher.
Local government and rural development ministry secretary Abu Alam Shahid Khan and railway secretary Ebad Ali were also present in the inauguration ceremony.
The Rangpur Express is scheduled to leave Rangpur Railway Station at 7:40pm and it will reach Dhaka at 6:35am taking nearly 11 hours.
The train with 11 luxurious compartments will run two times in a day except Sunday. The train will leave Dhaka at 9:00am and reach Rangpur at 7:00pm.
Source : New Age
