DHAKA: The Kolkata-Agartala bus service via Dhaka reached Agartala Sunday midnight amid warm welcome from people of Tripura.

Senior state officials received the bus at the Indo-Bangla border of Tripura, reports NDTV.com

People waved at the bus as it passed through different areas and halted at the state capital terminus.

"This has been made possible by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Indain Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee," one of those present at the site, said.

Marking Modi's maiden visit to Bangladesh, two bus services connecting key cities in the two countries were flagged off yesterday in Dhaka by the three dignitaries to boost connectivity and enhance people-to-people contact.

"I wish you all a very happy journey," Modi had said after jointly flagging off the Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala and Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus services with his Bangladeshi counterpart and West Bengal Chief Minister.

During the flag off ceremony on the first day of his visit Saturday, Modi handed over a symbolic ticket of the Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata service to Ms Hasina and in return, she handed over a symbolic ticket of Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati service to him.

Mamata Banerjee gave Sheikh Hasina a symbolic ticket of the Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala service.

BDST: 0900 HRS, JUN 8, 2015
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