▁of ▁India ▁sh ipped ▁machines ▁of ▁the ▁Pal at ana ▁project ▁from ▁Kol k ata ▁to ▁Ag art ala ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁Ash ug an j ▁river ▁port ▁on ▁Meg h na ▁in ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁district . ▁To ▁connect ▁with ▁India , ▁government ▁of ▁both ▁Bang l adesh ▁and ▁India ▁is ▁building ▁ 1 5   km ▁railway ▁from ▁Ak ha ura ▁to ▁Ag art ala . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Bra h man bar ia , ▁like ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Bang l adesh , ▁faced ▁problems ▁of ▁road ▁blocks ▁due ▁to ▁political ▁ag itation . ▁▁ ▁The ▁situation ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁very ▁long ▁before ▁being ▁resolved . ▁This ▁region ▁also ▁faced ▁with ▁cl ash ing ▁between ▁two ▁groups . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁a ▁man ▁was ▁killed ▁for ▁facing ▁problems ▁between ▁two ▁groups . ▁Form er ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁Bang l adesh , ▁Sur endra ▁K umar ▁Sin ha ▁had ▁said ▁ ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁deliver ing ▁his ▁speech ▁in ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁that ▁sm ugg ling ▁was ▁hur ting ▁the ▁national ▁the ▁economy . ▁Gold ▁and ▁doll ar ▁are ▁going ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁he ▁said . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁def ied ▁COVID ▁ 1 9 ▁lock down ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁a ▁Muslim ▁cler ic . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁District ▁is ▁mostly ▁far ml and . Top