Momen Says He Will talk to “Old Friend” Mannan Over Railway Controversy

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said he will talk to his “old and solid friend” Planning Minister MA Mannan to discuss how he came to support the idea of a railway connecting Chatak with Sunamganj and Mohanganj.

Momen said he wrote a letter to the Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Suajn “with an open mind” after five lawmakers from Sunamganj requested him to back their proposal.

He said he was surprised at the discussion on social media over his letter to the Railways Minister. He said he had no information about the “internal politics” of Sunamganj, but he just favored connectivity only.   

"It appeared logical to me what the five lawmakers mentioned," Momen wrote in his letter to the Railways Minister.

Both the Foreign Minister and the Planning Minister took to Facebook to share their opposing views on the issue.

The Foreign Minister mentioned that the current government began its work to establish uninterrupted railway networks in each district of the country.

Such initiatives added a new dimension to the country's communication system, he said.

In 2011, the then Railways Minister Suranjit Sengupta announced a plan to establish a railway network in Chatak, Sunamganj, and Mohanganj.

Later, railway officials visited the sites several times.

Source: UNB