en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Bangladesh government has launched a national railway communication system construction plan, aiming to create a "seamless and efficient" railway communication network across the country.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman made the decision while chairing a meeting on railway management and future planning at the Public Administration Conference Room of the Cabinet Division of the Bangladesh Secretariat. Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mostafa Zulfiquar Hasan (also known as Hasan Shiplu), disclosed the details of the meeting.

The meeting discussed the medium- and long-term plans for the railway in detail. Specific plans include the gradual conversion of the meter-gauge railway from Panchagarh to Cox's Bazar into a broad-gauge railway, as well as the modernization of the railway signaling system. The meeting also explored the funding arrangements for these plans.

The meeting was attended by Shaikh Rabiul Alam, Minister of Road Transport and Bridges, Railways, and Shipping; Habibur Rashid, State Minister for Road Transport and Bridges and Railways; Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives; Prime Minister's Advisor Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir; Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar; Railway Secretary Md Fahimul Islam; and Md Afzal Hossain, Director General of Bangladesh Railway (BR).

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