PABNA, Dec 09 (BSS): Chief Adviser's Special Assistant on Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges Sheik Moinuddin on Tuesday said direct train service from Pabna to Dhaka will begin in March 2026.
He revealed it while talking to journalists at the Pakshi Divisional Railway Office in Pabna.
Mentioning that the railway department is currently facing a shortage of coaches, Sheik Moinuddin said the issue is expected to be resolved soon, and preparations are underway to start direct rail operations from Pabna to Dhaka from March.
He also said a review will be conducted on the railway station built for transporting materials to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant before a final decision is made.
Sharing the plan to build a modern and integrated communication system via waterways, railways and roads across the country, the special assistant said the government has already started work to upgrade district-level connecting highways into four lanes and widen major roads.
The government is giving priority consideration to widening the main Abdul Hamid Road in Pabna, he added. Besides, the Aricha Khaschar ferry connection project, Pakshi-Badherhat road expansion project and Kashinathpur-Ullapara road widening project are under active consideration of the government, he said, also assuring that an overpass would be constructed to ease traffic congestion at Ishwardi rail gate.
Pabna-Dhaka direct train to be launched next March
FE Team | Published: December 09, 2025 20:45:05 | Updated: December 10, 2025 14:02:08
Pabna-Dhaka direct train to be launched next March
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