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  2. Tatkal scheme - Wikipedia

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    The Tatkal Scheme is a ticketing program established by Indian Railways. The scheme is used for booking journeys at very short notice. The Indian Railways introduced it in all forms of reserved classes on almost all trains in India. It was introduced in 1997, when Nitish Kumar was the Railway Minister of India. [1] Bookings can be made online ...

  3. 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement - Wikipedia

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    The Bangladesh Railway authorities, on orders from higher-ups in the government, directed train services between Dhaka and the rest of the country to shut down to prevent quota reform protestors from using trains to travel or form gatherings, according to several unnamed railway supervisors speaking with Prothom Alo. [220]

  4. Transport between India and Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The journey is 12.5 hours long, 80 km (50 mi) from India side and 300 km (186 mi) into Bangladesh. [2] From India to Bangladesh there are services also provided by private comfortable a/c buslines (using Volvo and other luxurious Intercity bus transports) via the Haridaspur, North 24 Parganas / Benapole border post.

  5. Bangladesh quota reform movement - Wikipedia

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    Previously, Bangladesh has more than 55% quota in various government jobs, including 30% freedom fighter quota, 10% district-wise quota, 10% for women and 5% for minorities. [15] [16] However, as per the rules, if there are no qualified candidates in these quotas, 1% is allocated for the disabled. As a result, only 44% of the candidates were ...

  6. Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday rolled back most of the controversial quotas on government jobs which sparked violent protests.. Under the quota system, some 30% of sought-after civil ...

  7. Bandhan Express - Wikipedia

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    Tickets are available at Khulna railway station in Bangladesh and at Chitpur Station in Kolkata, India. The train service is currently paused indefinitely due to political upheaval in Bangladesh since July-August 2024. The commercial run of this train was suspended in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. However, the train ...

  8. Cross-border railway lines in India - Wikipedia

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    Crossing Point (India) Crossing Point (Bangladesh) Status Current train services Historical train services Ref Gede, West Bengal: Darshana: Active Maitree Express and freight trains: East Bengal Express, East Bengal Mail [1] Petrapole, West Bengal: Benapole: Active Bandhan Express and freight trains: Barisal Express [1] Singhabad, West Bengal ...

  9. Akhaura–Agartala line - Wikipedia

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    Akhaura–Agartala line is a railway line between Bangladesh and India. [1] The railway line is a pivotal achievement for both countries. It has several benefits including, boosting tourism in the North East of India, reducing travel time from Kolkata-Agartala from 38 hours to a mere 10 hours by rail, reducing cost of cargo transport to and from Bangladesh and the North East of India ...