Dhaka, April 1 -- Bangladesh Railway (BR) has finally decided to shelve a flawed project to upgrade the country's important Akhaura-Sylhet line after nearly seven years of delays in negotiations over a costly Chinese proposal.

At a recent meeting, the Ministry of Railways decided to drop the project from the annual development programme after fresh negotiations with the Chinese company failed, according to sources.

The BR included the Tk 142.50 billion Akhaura-Sylhet section's conversion from metre gauge to dual gauge in the projects list for a Chinese loan.

The BR in 2015 signed an agreement with a Chinese firm for the erail corridor.

The firm, China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group Company Limited, proposed a hig...