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The friendship train: Connecting India and Bangladesh
Manage episode 412806849 series 1301442
When the train service between India and Bangladesh was suspended in 1965, following war between Pakistan and India, it lay dormant for 43 years.
But in a day of celebration in 2008, the Maitree (or Friendship) Express rumbled into life and connected the two countries once more.
In 2020, Farhana Haider spoke to Dr Azad Chowdhury who was on the inaugural train journey.
(Photo: Crowds line the tracks for the train’s first journey. Credit: STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)
2040 episodes
Manage episode 412806849 series 1301442
When the train service between India and Bangladesh was suspended in 1965, following war between Pakistan and India, it lay dormant for 43 years.
But in a day of celebration in 2008, the Maitree (or Friendship) Express rumbled into life and connected the two countries once more.
In 2020, Farhana Haider spoke to Dr Azad Chowdhury who was on the inaugural train journey.
(Photo: Crowds line the tracks for the train’s first journey. Credit: STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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