PM Modi launches Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan Express with Hasina, Mamata

TIL Desk/National/Kolkata/New Delhi/ The joint connectivity projects were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee via video conference.

Speaking on the occasion of the joint flagging off of the Bandhan Express on its inaugural run between Kolkata-Khulna, Prime Minister Modi said, ” I am glad that we are inaugurating projects that will go a long way in improving connectivity between our two countries.

While extending his best wishes to both Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Modi further said, “I have always believed that India must have good relations with its neighbouring countries and their leaders.

I have always said that protocol must not come in the way of bilateral relations, especially when it comes to interactions with neighbours, and when it is aimed at achieving development and progress.