Indian Railways and Bangladesh Railways sign two MoU to deepen the inter-governmental railway co-operation between both the countries

September 7, 2022 Rail News

To deepen the inter-governmental railway co-operation between two countries, Two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh signed will reinstate the friendship bond between India & Bangladesh.

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  • Following the visit of the Multi-sectoral scoping Indian Railways delegation to Bangladesh in April 2022 and the recent meeting between Minister of Railways of India and Bangladesh Railway Minister on 1st June, 2022.
  • To further promote friendly cooperation between the two countries and deepen the inter-governmental railway co-operation between the two countries, Two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh have been prepared.

  • These MoUs were signed and exchanged on 06th September 2022 during the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina to India.
  • Memorandum of Understanding on “Training of Bangladesh Railway Employees in the training Institute of Indian Railways”:
    • The purpose of this MoU is to provide the framework of cooperation and to facilitate training of employees of Bangladesh Railway at the training institutes of Indian Railways including field visits,
    • This will include designing, coordinating, conducting seminars, workshops, classroom and field training,
    • Indian Railways will also coordinate with officials of the Ministry of Railways, Government of Bangladesh, as required, including visiting and assisting in setting up and improving training facilities in Bangladesh and study requirements,
  • Memorandum of Understanding on “Collaboration in IT Systems such as FOIS and other IT applications for Bangladesh Railway”:
    • For all aspects of computerization like passenger ticketing,
    • Freight operations and control office,
    • Train inquiry system,
    • Digitization of asset management,
    • HR and Finance infrastructure in Bangladesh Railway,
    • The Ministry of Railway, Government of India, through Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS), will offer IT solutions to Bangladesh Railway.

Source: PIB -Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR