Both the prime ministers of the two neighbouring countries officially inaugurated the non-stop passenger train with ten compartments on the new 513 km route from Dhaka on 26 March 2021, the day Bangladesh celebrated the golden jubilee of its independence.

The prime minister of India was in Dhaka to mark the auspicious occasion of fifty years of independence of Bangladesh.

The train service was inaugurated on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary and the golden jubilee (fifty years) of Independence of Bangladesh.

[11] The train starts at Dhaka Cantonment railway station on the Bangladesh side, stopping at Parbatipur and Chilahati and then crosses the border to Haldibari.

The train then crosses the Indian side, stopping at Haldibari before reaching New Jalpaiguri railway station.

As the train will solely be operated and maintained by Indian Railways, the rates of ticket fare will also be at their discretion.

[7] Since its inauguration, the Bi-weekly train runs on Sundays and Wednesdays from New Jalpaiguri and on Mondays and Thursdays from Dhaka Cantonment.