Chinese-built railway opens via Bangladesh's Padma Bridge

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Chinese-built railway opens via Bangladesh's Padma Bridge

STORY: Chinese-built railway opens via Bangladesh's Padma Bridge DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of beautifully decorated Chinese-built train 2. various of guests speaking 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD. SHAH JAMAL, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): SHEIKH AZHAR HOSSAIN, Local resident STORYLINE: As the first train of Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP) departed from a new station on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka on Tuesday, the first section of the biggest railway in Bangladesh formally opened. The PBRLP, one of significant projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Bangladesh, was built by the China Railway Group Limited (CREC) and funded by the Export-Import Bank of China. The first section of the railway link is about 80 km long from Dhaka to Bhanga. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD. SHAH JAMAL, Local resident "Today is a joyful day for the residents of Munshiganj. This railway brought good tidings, floods of

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