Due to the turmoil in Bangladesh, the Eastern Railways announced that there will be no Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express service on Wednesday. After demonstrations overcame a resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, the neighbor country has become an uncertainty.
On Tuesday, ER also stated that the Maitree Express would not run again on Wednesday according to a message from Bangladesh Railways which sent this information.
The Bandhan Express between Kolkata and Khulna has similarly been inactive since 21 July.