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The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated by the two boundary commissions for the provinces of Punjab and Bengal during the Partition of India.It is named after Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissions, had the ultimate responsibility to equitably divide 175,000 square miles (450,000 km 2) of territory with 88 million people.
The Radcliffe Line was published on 17 August 1947 as a boundary demarcation line between the dominions of India and Pakistan upon the partition of India.It was named after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who, as chairman of the Border Commissions, was charged with equitably dividing 450,000 square kilometres (175,000 sq mi) of territory with 88 million people based on religious lines. [2]
The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj.At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency.On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
Stations; Line 1; Line 2; Line 4; Line 5. Line 5N; Line 5S; Line 6; ... This is a list of railway stations in Bangladesh division-wise: Existing. Chittagong Division.
The bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside the Bangladesh capital that may have occurred after one of the trains disregarded a red signal, officials said Tuesday.
Kamalapur Railway Station is the central railway station in Dhaka. Other major stations are Khulna railway station, Sylhet railway station, Rajshahi railway station, Chattogram railway station. In 2015, Bangladesh Railway serviced 489 railway stations. These include one block hut, thirteen train halts, and four goods booking points.
Bangladesh Railway; Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited; Public transits; Dhaka Metro Rail. Stations; Line 1; Line 2; Line 4; Line 5. Line 5N; Line 5S; Line 6; Dhaka Circular Railway; Dhaka Subway; Dhaka BRT; Chittagong Metro Rail; Important infrastructures; Central Railway Building; Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport; Kamalapur railway ...
Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km broad-gauge railway.The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore.Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges. [3]