Bangladesh-India Maitree Express Train will be re-launched on 29 May

The Maitree Express between Dhaka and Kolkata and the Bondhan Express between Kolkata and Khulna will be re-launched on 29 May 2022.

 

Maitree Express will start its journey from Dhaka. Bondhan Express will start its journey from Kolkata.

 

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka said this on Friday (May 19). The notice was published on the official website of Indian High Commission in Bangladesh.

The Mitali Express between New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka will start from New Jalpaiguri on June 1 after the virtual launch of the Railway Ministers of India and Bangladesh.

 

Passenger train communication between Bangladesh and India was closed for the last two years due to Covid-19 epidemic.

 

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Purbachal New Town Project in Dhaka City

Purbachal New Town is the biggest Planned Township in the country developing under the RAJUK (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha). The Project area comprise of about 6150 acres of land located At the north-eastern side of Dhaka in between the Shitalakhya and the Balu River at Rupgonj of Narayangonj district and at Kaligonj of Gazipur district.

 

The Purbachal New Township project will be linked with 8(eight) lane wide express way from the Airport Road/Progati swarani crossing. The distance is only 6.8 km. There will be provision of about 26,000 residential plots of different sizes, 62,000 apartments with all necessary infrastructure and urban facilities.

Objective of the Township Project:

• To maintain the balance of environment by proper urbanization. To create environment friendly and sustainable atmosphere.
• To reduce the pressure of population in Dhaka city by creating opportunity of residential accommodation of the city dwellers in the vicinity of the city.
• To reduce the existing acute problem of housing.
• To mitigate future housing demand.
• To expand civic facilities by urbanization to the nearby and surrounding areas gradually.
• Development of new township and to expand economic facilities.

 

RAJUK intends to plan and develop the area as self-contained New Township with all modern facilities and opportunities.

• 38.74% land used for Residential
• 25.9% for Road
• 6.41% for Administrative and Commercial
• 3.2% for Institution and Industrial Park
• 6.6% for urban Green and Open spaces
• 7.1% for Lakes and canals
• 2.5% for sports
• 6% for Education, Health and Social Infrastructure

 

Location of the Project:

Purbachal New Town Project is situated at Rupgonj under Narayangonj district and Kaligonj under Gazipur district in between river Balu and Sitalakhya at a distance of 16 KM from zero point of Dhaka.

Project Area:

The revised project implementation period is July, 1995 to December, 2015. The total area of the Project is 6150 acres which is divided into 30 sectors. Development works have been going on in 4500 acres (Narayangonj part) since 2002-2003 fiscal year and in rest 1500 acres (Gazipur part) development works have been started from January, 2013.

 

Background of the Purbachal New Town Project:

Dhaka Metropolitan city has now been turned into the busiest & densely populated city of the country. Millions of people reside permanently in the capital of Bangladesh for service, business and other purpose. The dwelling places required for the large number of people are quite very inadequate. As a result, the residential areas of Dhaka city are turning into overcrowded dirty localities day by day and creating unhealthy environment.

It is possible to reduce the pressure of population of Dhaka city to a great extent by developing the surrounding area of Dhaka city in a planned way and establishing permanent residential accommodation for this vast population.

 

Present Position of the Purbachal New Town Project:

As per the information provided on the official website of RAJUK, Site development works of sector 1 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 to 20, 22, 23 and 29 to 30 have nearly been completed. In other sectors, the site development works are on-going. Site Development of Gazipur part has been started and process is 60%.

 

Construction of Road:

Road construction works in sector no 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 20, 29 & 30 have been mostly completed. In sector no. 2, 7, 10, 18 & 19 road construction works are going on. In other sectors, roads will be constructed after significant progress of development works.

 

Construction of Bridges and 300 feet wide Purbachal Link Road:

At Narayanganj part, construction of 3 nos. bridges has been completed 25 nos. is ongoing and work progress is 70%. Rest of Bridges is in the process of tendering. Construction of all the Bridges (6 Nos.) and other structures (underpass, sluice gate etc.) on the Purbachal Link Road will be completed and road construction work is expected to be completed soon.

Modernity and beauty are being emphasized in the Purbachal New Town project. In its continuation, a 43 km long lake is being constructed in Purbachal residential area. There will be about 86 km walkway on both sides of the lake, eco-park will be constructed and there will be a hanging bridge.

 

Utility services:

Electric poles are already erected at sector 1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, 17, 23, 30. Installation of electric Sub-Station at sector # 4 has been completed.

 

Plot handing over:

The handing over of plots in the Sector 1(Part), 3(Part), 4(Part), 5(Part), 9(Part), 11(Part), 13(Part), 14(Part), 17(Part), 18(Part), is ongoing. For updated and latest information please visit the official website of RAJUK.

 

 

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RAJUK Jhilmil Residential Flat Project in Keraniganj

The capital development authority (Rajdhani Unnyan Kartripakkha - RAJUK) is set to officially start construction of around 14,000 flats in Jhilmil residential area of ​​Keraniganj. RAJUK is going to start construction work within November 2019. When the construction is finished, it will be one of the major residential areas in the country with most modern multi-storied buildings and facilities.

RAJUK officials said the flats/apartments would be constructed under the 'Jhilmil Residential Park' project. Malaysian company 'BNG Global Holdings and Consortium' will implement the project by the Government-Private Partnership (PPP) basis. A tri-nation consortium signed a contract with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to develop Jhilmil Residential Park inside the Jhilmil Apartment Project under Public Private Partnership (PPP) on November 2017. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2023.

The people involved in the project said that the cost of implementing the whole project is BD Taka 9,797 Crore and 20 lac. The Malaysia Company BNG will finance the whole investment. RAJUK will pay the money in six installments. As per the agreement:

• The whole project will be on 160 acres of land in Jhilmil residential area.
• BNG will build total 85 high-rise buildings of which 60 buildings will be 20 storeys and 25 buildings will be 25 storeys (including basement).
• There will be a total of 13,720 flats of three different types A, B & C.
• Type A: Total 9,120 apartments, size of 1,550 SFT.
• Type B: Total 2,576 apartments, size of 1,750 SFT.
• Type C: Total 2,024 apartments, size of 2,400 SFT.

According to the agreement, two years after the start of the implementation of the field work project (in the third year), RAJUK will give Tk. 400 crore, in the fourth year they will pay another Tk 400 crore and from the fifth to the eighth year RAJUK will pay Taka 2,294 Crore and 80 lac per year.

Facilities and Advantages of the project:

The buildings will be constructed using the latest and modern construction technology called 'Industrial Building System'. There will be no use of bricks. The whole building work will be done with RCC welding. The buildings will be strong and earthquake tolerant. The buildings will be constructed on 32 percent of the total land area of ​​the project area, while the remaining 68 percent land will be open. There will be lakes, parks, playgrounds, walkways, jogging tracks, artificial showers, roads etc on the open space. School, College, Hospital, Mosque, Market, Community space will be provided for those who will live here. All of these will be invested by the investing company. The company will also work for the maintenance of the project for the next eight years. There will be water, electricity and gas facilities also.

Communication Facility:

This project is two kilometers far from the China-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge over the Buriganga River also located beside the Dhaka-Mawa highway. Apart from this, there is also a plan to construct a flyover from Jhilmil R/A to Dhaka City for easier communication. Starting from Jhilmil the flyover will go to Gulistan, Paltan and will end at Shantinagar. Roads inside the project will be from of 12 to 36 meters width for easy movement of vehicles. There will be a total of six entrances around the residential area. In front of the main entrance, there will be a road with a width of 60.40 meters which will connect with the Dhaka-Mawa highway. After completion of the Padma Bridge construction, communication from here to Dhaka, as well as communication to the southern part of the country will be easier.

Price of Apartment / Flat in RAJUK Jhilmil Project:

The construction company has set Taka 3,696 per SFT of the apartments. When RAJUK will sell flats, the price of land will added with Taka 3,696 per SFT. After completing the construction, RAJUK will sell for Taka 4900 to 5100 per square feet. The application will be invoked as like other flat projects of RAJUK. Flat allocation will be finalized through lottery. There will be installment facilities. RAJUK has also been considering providing long-term installment facility for the convenience of ordinary buyers.

Progress of the RAJUK Jhilmil Apartment Project:

The agreement was signed on November 2017 to implement the project. On the occasion of the signing agreement, RAJUK announced that the implementation of the project would begin 2018 and all the work would be completed in 2022. But the main work has not yet started to implement the project. Due to the design of the project and some other related works took extra time to be complete. Now everything is final. The main work of the project will begin this month. Besides, the publishing prospectus for the flats has started. Flat allocation applications may be called by December 2019 or January 2020.

For further update and latest news about the Jhilmil Apartment Project, please visit frequently the official website of RAJUK.

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Dhaka to Chattogram Double Line Railway Track Update

The construction work of the remaining 72-km long dual gauge - double rail line on the Eastern Railway's between Laksam - Akhaura is progressing rapidly. The cost of implementing the project has been estimated around BD Taka 6,504 crore. The project work is expected to be completed within June 2020. If the project is implemented within a certain period of time, the country's railway sector will achieve unprecedented success. There will be a new episode in railway transportation of Bangladesh. Passengers will be able to go to Chattogram from Dhaka within three to four hours.

According to the Bangladesh Railway, the distance from Dhaka to Chittagong railway is 325 km via Brahmanbaria. Of these, dual gauge was only 118 km. After the year 2008, the government took initiatives for up-gradation of the entire Dhaka - Chittagong railway line into double line. In view of this, 253 km of the railway track has already been upgraded to dual gauge line. The remaining part was 72 km from Laksam - Cumilla - Akhaura which is also aiming to upgrade to dual-gauge double line by next June.

Construction work is underway at a rapid pace. The project to upgrade the Laksam - Akhaura Railway into dual gauge was approved on December 2014. The tender was called on May 2015 for the appointment of a contractor. The contract was signed with the contractor on June 2016. The Laksam - Akhaura Dual Gauge project is costing BD Tk. 6,504 crore and 55 lac. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a loan of Taka 4,118 crore 14 lac, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is giving Taka 1,359 crore 75 lac and the rest of the amount Tk 1,026 crore 66 lac is being provided from Bangladesh Government funds.

Under the Laksham - Akhaura Dual Gauge Railway Project, 144 km dual gauge main line and a 40.60 km loop line will be constructed. Railway sheet of 132 pound will be used in the main line and 90 pound sheet will be used in the loop line. In addition, construction of station building and modernization of the signaling system of 11 stations, 13 major and 46 minor bridges will be constructed between this rail line. Engineer's office of total 68,190 square meters will also be built.

China Railway Engineering Corporation, Tama Construction and Max Infrastructure (CTM Joint Venture) are working jointly as contractor for Laksham - Akhaura Railway development project. Already, about 65 percent of the overall progress of the Dual gauge work has been completed.

The construction of the Laksam-Akhaura project began on November 2016. The project is expected to be implemented by next June. Due to continuous work speed, project implementation may not be possible within the stipulated time. In this case the period may need to extend.

Meanwhile, the construction of the Lakasam - Akhaura Railway's Dual Gauge will be a record achievement for the Bangladesh Railway. There will be a new chapter in railway transportation. The Dhaka - Chittagong train journey time will be reduced by 2 to 4 hours. Traveling to Dhaka - Chittagong by train will be possible in just three and a half hours.

More Inter-city services will be started with multiple direct trains. Trains can be operated on this route with higher Excel locomotives. The number of trains will also increase and the line capacity can be increased from 32 pairs to 72 pairs. Regional and international freight transport system will be developed. If one line is closed due to train derailment, the other will run. Number of train accident will be lower. Above all, the Bangladesh Government's railway sector is likely to become a profitable institution.

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Kurigram Express | Direct Intercity Train of Bangladesh Railway

An inter-city train named 'Kurigram Express' has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently. The people of Kurigram district waited a long for this special Train service. The train will operate on the Kurigram-Dhaka-Kurigram route.

The Prime Minister flagged off the intercity train Kurigram Express through a video conference from her official residence Ganabhaban on 16 October 2019. At the same time, she inaugurated the movement of two trains replacing the new rack. The rack replacement of Rangpur Express and Lalmonirhat Express.

The Kurigram Express has started service from the next day of inauguration. Due to the long demand of the people of Kurigram district, the festivity of the district has been aroused. People of the area said that a new horizon would be introduced in the remote areas of the country if the new train was launched.

The Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan joined Kurigram at the inauguration ceremony. Kurigram Zilla Parishad Chairman Md. Zafar Ali, Deputy Commissioner Sultana Parveen, Police Super Mohibul Islam Khan was also present on the occasion.

After launching of Kurigram-Dhaka-Kurigram direct train, the people of Kurigram district were relieved from the long commotion of the communication. New coaches bought from Indonesia have been allotted for the Kurigram Express train.

Train Schedule of Kurigram Express (Off day: Wednesday):

• Dhaka Left: 08:45 pm
• Kurigram Arrive: 06:20 am
• Kurigram Left: 07:20 am
• Dhaka Arrive: 05:25 pm

From Kurigram to Dhaka there will be 657 seats available. From Dhaka to Kurigram there will 638 seats available for passengers. Ticket Prices are as follows:

• Shovon Chair: 510 Taka
• A/C Chair: 972 Taka
• A/C Seat: 1168 Taka
• A/C bath: 1804 Taka

Initially there will be 14 buggies with the train. Stations between the Kurigram-Dhaka routes are:

• Rangpur - Badarganj
• Parbatipur - Joypurhat
• Santahar - Natore
• Madhanagar - Tangail
• Mouchak - Airport

For more details and updated schedule please visit the official website of Bangladesh Railway.

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Metrorail in Dhaka City Latest Update | MRT Line 1 and 5

Construction of two more Metrorail Routes MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 are going to start in the capital city of Dhaka soon. The two projects were approved in a meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday, 15th October 2019. The estimated cost of this two Metrorail projects are around 93,800 Crore BD Taka. Two MRT lines will be constructed under Mass Rapid Transit Development Project.

MRT Line-1:

• Route: From Uttara Airport - Natun Bazar - Badda - Kamalapur Railway Station.
• Length: The length will be around 31 kilometers.
• Cost: Estimated cost for the MRT Line-1 will be 52,561 Crore BD Taka.
• Time Period: Project will be completed within June 2026.
• Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.

MRT Line-5:

• Route: From Hemayetpur in Savar - Aminbazar - Gabtali - Mirpur 1 - Kachukhet - Banani - Gulshan 2 - Natun Bazaar - Bhatara.
• Length: Length will be around 20 kilometers.
• Cost: Estimated cost of MRT Line-5 will be around 41,238 Crore BD Taka.
• Time Period: Project will be completed within December 2028.
• Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.

The ECNEC meeting was held at the NEC conference room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. After the meeting the State Planning Minister MA Mannan provided details.

About these new Metrorail projects, the planning minister said that these projects can be called one of the most expensive road projects in the country. After completion of MRT Line 1 and 5, Dhaka will be a world-class city. Based on the Prime Minister's directive, the Hatirjheel area should not be wasted for any Metrorail project. In the densely populated area, the Metrorail should not cause any type of disturbance.

MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 will be implemented at a cost of BD Taka 93,800 Crore. The minister said the total expenditure on the two metro projects will come from the state treasury at Tk 25,212 crore and the rest will be provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

On the ECNEC meeting, total number of ten projects worth of BD Taka 1,25,000 were approved, the rest projects are:

• Up gradation to four lanes from Begumganj to Sonapur part on Feni - Noakhali National Highway, worth of BD Taka 1,485 Crore.

• Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Domar - Chilahati - Doulaganj, Domar - Jaldaka and Jaldhaka - Bhaduradargah - Dimla, worth of BD Taka 421 Crore.

• Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Kishoreganj - Karimganj - Chamraghat and construction of link road between Soyna - Jashodal - Dudshat Bazar link road, worth of BD Taka 731 Crore.

• Various infrastructures development of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), worth of BD Taka 1,719 Crore.

• Construction of multi-storey residential apartments for government officials and employees at Pikepara in Mirpur, Dhaka worth of BD Taka 1,088 Crore.

• Construction of multi-purpose residential flat buildings for judges in Azimpur, Dhaka at BD Taka 129 Crore.

• Irrigation Management Improvement Project of BD Taka 580 Crore.

• Rehabilitation and infrastructure development project in Sylhet Forest Department to reduce the adverse impact of climate change, woth of BD Taka 70 Crore.

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Outer Ring Road Project around Dhaka City

The government has decided to construct an outer ring road (circular or roundabout road) around the capital city Dhaka to reduce traffic congestion in and around the city. This ring road will ease the travel of all the surrounding districts with Dhaka. The road will directly connected with the Dhaka - Chittagong highway and the under construction approach road of the Padma Bridge Dhaka - Mawa highway.

This circular road will reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka, and on the other hand, the communication to the neighboring districts with Dhaka will be easier and time consuming. Using this road, passengers will be able to travel to other districts without entering to Dhaka city. The cyclical road will play a more effective role for freight trucks than passenger buses.

Meanwhile, the project has been approved by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridge in the Committee on Economic Affairs recently. The project is expected to begin January 2020 and it is expected to be completed by December 2023.

Small Details about the Dhaka City outer Ring Road:

• Length of the ring road will be 134 km.

• In the first phase total new 48 km long road will be constructed.

• The estimated cost is BD Taka 10,200 Crore.

• According to the proposal, three different roads -18km from Hemayetpur to Kalakandi, 18km from Kalakandi to third Shitalakhya bridge and 12km from third Shitalakhya bridge to Madanpur will be constructed.

• Rest 84 kilometer existing road will be up-graded.

• The project will be implemented on a G2G, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis.

• The government initially selected Japan as a project implementer and financier. However, Japan can take another country or company as a co-financier next time.

Dhaka city Ring Road Routes:

According to the preliminary survey, the alignment of the proposed outer ring road has been modified. The revised route will connect the Padma Bridge approach road to Hemayetpur (Dhaka-Aricha Highway) to Kalakandi (Dhaka-Mawa Highway). This will be connecting the Dhaka-Chittagong highway to Madanpur-Bhulta through the approach road of the third Shitalakshya Bridge. And also connect the Dhaka Bypass to Kadda (Gazipur) to Baipail (Dhaka EPZ) to Hemayetpur (Dhaka-Aricha Highway).

Ring road will be constructed so that passenger buses, trucks, private cars etc which can easily cross Dhaka and enter the neighboring district or upazila city. The population of Dhaka city is constantly increasing. Dhaka has become a mega metropolitan city due to the heavy pressure of traffic in the north-south and east-west side.

During the current government period, various projects have been implemented and some are implanting in Dhaka City to cope with the increasing pressure of traffic. If this project is implemented, the transport vehicles will be able to drive from east to west and north to south without entering Dhaka city.

A large section of Dhaka travelers will be able to travel very easily and in a short time using the Outer Ring Road. As a result, the traffic in the inner city of Dhaka will be greatly reduced and the existing traffic load will be diverted towards the ring road. Travelers can travel safely from any area of ​​Dhaka city to another area using Inner Ring Road through Outer Ring Road.

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