After 43 years the train link between Kolkata and Dhaka commenced on the Naba Barsha day, April 14. Flagged off by Pranab Mukherjee, the ceremony also saw the presence of 2 more union ministers, PR Das Munshi and of course Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Although the efforts started more than a year back, the reality happened only yesterday.
Here are some glimpses of the historic event (the top and bottom pictures are taken from ABP and TT; picture in the middle source AsiaNews)
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