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A 496-km long historic road link between Guwahati and Dhaka via Shillong and Sylhet that was snapped by the Partition, was reopened on Wednesday morning with the Assam Public Works Department Minister Ajanta Neog flagging off the trial run of the Guwahati-Dhaka bus service via Shillong and Dawki border point in Meghalaya at the Inter State Bus Terminus here.
A beautifully decorated deluxe air-conditioned bus of the Assam State Transport Corporation left with a joint delegation of India and Bangladesh for a technical survey of the route for starting a regular bus service between Guwahati and Dhaka via Shillong and Dawki border point in Meghalaya to facilitate passenger movement between the two South Asian neighbours through a third route. India and Bangladesh started first bus service between Kolkata and Dhaka in 1995 and another connecting Agartala and Dhaka in 2002.
“We sincerely believe and also hope that the road connectivity between the two countries will also promote and enhance the prospects of trade and commerce,” said Ms Neog at a function in presence of members of the joint delegation before flagging off the trial run. She said that the Assam government had been making efforts in cooperation with the Government of India for reopening the historic route that was functional before Independence and starting a direct bus service between Guwahati and Dhaka to facilitate passenger movement and boost trade and commerce.............
Historic Guwahati-Dhaka road link reopened - The Hindu
A beautifully decorated deluxe air-conditioned bus of the Assam State Transport Corporation left with a joint delegation of India and Bangladesh for a technical survey of the route for starting a regular bus service between Guwahati and Dhaka via Shillong and Dawki border point in Meghalaya to facilitate passenger movement between the two South Asian neighbours through a third route. India and Bangladesh started first bus service between Kolkata and Dhaka in 1995 and another connecting Agartala and Dhaka in 2002.
“We sincerely believe and also hope that the road connectivity between the two countries will also promote and enhance the prospects of trade and commerce,” said Ms Neog at a function in presence of members of the joint delegation before flagging off the trial run. She said that the Assam government had been making efforts in cooperation with the Government of India for reopening the historic route that was functional before Independence and starting a direct bus service between Guwahati and Dhaka to facilitate passenger movement and boost trade and commerce.............
Historic Guwahati-Dhaka road link reopened - The Hindu
