BD, China to be connected by high-speed train

As part of its "Southern Silk Route" China plans to establish a high speed railway link between Kunming and Kolkata through Dhaka and Chittagong, according to reports reaching Dhaka from Kunming, the capital city of China's southern Yunnan province. The proposal, which found a mention at the recently-held Greater Mekong  Subregion (GMS) meeting in Kunming, plans to boost the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) multi-modal transport system.  "The high speed corridor would give a fillip to the economies of all the countries of the region," said Li Ji Ming, vice- secretary of Yunnan government.    — BSS