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

Mega BRI railway in Bangladesh enters final phase of construction

STORY: Mega BRI railway in Bangladesh enters final phase of construction DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: FARIDPUR, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NURUL ISLAM SUJAN, Bangladeshi Railway Minister 3. various of the construction site STORYLINE: A major railway project under the Belt and Road Initiative has entered the final phase of construction in Bangladesh. The Padma Bridge Railway Link Project is being implemented in three sections. A track-laying ceremony was held for the last section of the project from Bhanga to Jessore on Saturday. SOUNDBITE (English): NURUL ISLAM SUJAN, Bangladeshi Railway Minister "This project is very important for the Bangladesh railway and the rail track starts from Dhaka to Jessore, 172 kilometers. And the duration of the project is estimated to be completed by next year. We hope that in time, that is next year, June, the whole project will be completed and now we are laying down the track st

Bangladeshis brimming with joy as BRI railway links Dhaka with southern districts

STORY: GLOBALink | Bangladeshis brimming with joy as BRI railway links Dhaka with southern districts DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of newly brought train from China standing for trial run at Bhanga station in Faridpur district, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Trial operation has begun on a railway line in Bangladesh constructed under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The test run of trains is conducted on one of the rail link project's three sections from Bhanga to Mawa in the central Faridpur district, through the Chinese-built Padma Bridge. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): KAUSHIK AHMED SHUBO, Bangladeshi student "My name is Kaushik Ahmed Shubo. I'm a third year student of Elias Ahmed Chowdhury College located in Shibchar Upazila (sub-district) of Madaripur district. Today is a milestone day. On this day, the intense desire of the people of Bangladesh, the Padma Bridge, the railway line of the lower part of the Padma Bridge has been inaugurate

Trial run of train conducted over Bangladesh's largest Padma bridge

STORY: Trial run of train conducted over Bangladesh's largest Padma bridge DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the train standing for a trial run at Bhanga station in Faridpur district, Bangladesh 2. various of police paying respects to the railway minister and local MPs at Bhanga station 3. various of the railway minister cutting the ribbon and boarding the train amid a huge crowd at Bhanga station 4. various of the train leaving from Bhanga station for the Padma bridge 5. various of the train running on the newly constructed railway line 6. various of the train running across the Padma bridge 7. various of the train crossing the Padma bridge and stopping at Mawa station in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh 8. various of the railway minister speaking STORYLINE: The Bangladeshi government launched the first train on a newly-constructed rail line on Tuesday through the South Asian country's largest Chinese-built Padma bridge. The special