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Sheikh Hasina said the railway sector had remained neglected for long after the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
“The government has taken plans to bring the entire country under a rail network,” she said, adding, “The northern region was connected by the rail network through the Bangabandhu Bridge, while steps have been taken to extend railways from Dhaka to Barisal, Mongla and other parts of the country through the Padma Bridge.”
The Prime Minister said her government has been implementing a massive programme to spread the railway network to every division. Many new rail routes have been constructed and repaired to this end, she added.
Noting that works on the expansion of rail network are continuing, she said her government has been working to revive the rail links which were closed after the 1965 war between India and Pakistan.
Besides, the government is planning to introduce high-speed trains on different routes of the country, she added.
Referring to various initiatives of her government for the development of communication network by improving road, rail and river networks in the northern region, she said, every upazila of the region has now been connected.
While exchanging views with the cross section of people of Lalmonirhat, the premier said her government is establishing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU) in the northern district.
She hoped that helicopters, planes and fighter planes would be made in the aeronautical centre in Lalmonirhat in the days to come.
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