FENI: The Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) friendship motor rally entered Bangladesh territory through Bilonia border of Feni district on Saturday, the 15th day of rally, after crossing about 3,000 kilometers.
Flagging off from Agartala, the capital city of Indian province of Tripura, the BBIN rally reached Feni of Bangladesh around 1:30pm and the riders will cross 216 kilometers Saturday to reach Chittagong.
Earlier in the day, Tripura police director general K Nagraj flagged off the rally from the provincial capital Agartala.
Moreover, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan delegations visited rail routes on Saturday to study the potentiality of introducing rail transit though Bilonia landport in Parshuran of Feni.
Feni-2 constituency MP Nizam Hazari, deputy commissioner (DC) Humayun Kabir Khandker, police super (SP) Rezaul Haque and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-4 commanding officer Shamim Iftekher and other senior officers joined a meeting regarding the matter.
BGB Chhagalnaikya Mazumdarhat company commander Rafiqul Islam said delegation of four countries participated in a joint meeting near Mazumdarhat camp.
The rally comprising of 20 vehicles and 80 delegations from four countries will stay in Chittagong on November 28 and start for Dhaka in the morning of November 29.
On November 30, a seminar on BBIN will be held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka.
On December 1, the car rally will start for Kolkata through Benapole and the curtain of the friendship rally will fall there through a seminar.
However, the BBIN MVA was signed at Thimphu on June 15 this year with the aim of extending road network among these countries.
On behalf of Bangladesh government, a group of six members has joined the rally under the leadership of home ministry deputy secretary Nirodh Chandra Mandal.
The other members of the delegation include second secretary of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Shahidul Islam, Roads and Highways Department deputy director Maqsudur Rahman, director (Port and Customs) Syed M Bathtiar, Shyamoli Paribahan manager Nayon Kumar Ray and Banglanews24.com senior correspondent Mazadul Haque.
BDST: 1527 HRS, NOV 28, 2015
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** BBIN rally on way to Bangladesh
