, Jan. 24 -- term plan for the installation of a broad-gauge rail line on Lalmonirhat-Parbatipur route and construction of a new Teesta rail bridge, Railway Director General Afzal Hossain has said.

He disclosed the plan while talking to journalists Friday night after inspecting different offices of Lalmonirhat Railway Division and the historic Teesta rail bridge.

During the visit, the DG said Lalmonirhat rail division currently has a predominance of metre-gauge rail lines and the plan was taken to make rail services faster and more modern.

If implemented, the project would bring a revolutionary change to the rail communication system in the northern region, he added.

Referring to the Teesta rail bridge built in the 1800s, Afzal Hossai...