Editing Transport in Bangladesh (section)

=== International rail ===
The border between India and Bangladesh cuts across railway lines, forcing them into the adjacent country for short distances and complicating border controls such as passport validation. After 43 years, the [[Maitree Express]] renewed rail transport between Bangladesh and [[Kolkata]] of India in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adhikary |first=Tuhin Shubhra |date=2019-09-04 |title=Maitree to run 6 days a week |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/maitree-express-run-dhaka-to-kolkata-6-days-week-1795198 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> A second rail service, the [[Bandhan Express]], connecting [[Kolkata]] and [[Khulna District|Khulna]], began in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-07 |title=Khulna-Kolkata Bandhan Express starts journey Nov 9 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/khulna-kolkata-bandhan-express-train-service-starts-journey-november-9-1487644 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Daily Star |language=en |agency=[[United News of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> A third service, the [[Mitali Express]], from [[Siliguri]] to Dhaka, started in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=Mitali on its maiden run |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/transport/news/mitali-its-maiden-run-3037216 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

Bangladesh is part of the [[Trans–Asian railway|Trans–Asian railway network]]. As part of the project, it planned to extend the railway from Chittagong to [[Cox's Bazar]], with the eventual goal of connecting to Myanmar. However, as of 2022, the plan was to end the track at Cox's Bazar due to deteriorating [[bilateral relations]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mamun |first=Shohel |date=16 January 2022 |title=Trans Asian Railway loses priority as Bangladesh-Myanmar ties remain strained |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/262004/trans-asian-railway-loses-priority-as |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saif |first=Saifuddin |date=2021-12-28 |title=Little benefit holds railway back from Ramu-Gundum rail line |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/infrastructure/little-benefit-holds-railway-back-ramu-gundum-rail-line-349687 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>
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