Reports indicated that India and Bangladesh had agreed to launch the Dhaka-Kolkata passenger train service on Pahela Baishakh, which falls on April 14, 20081. In other developments, Dhaka announced its decision to seek a donor status at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to enable it to be a part of the decision-making process2.

• 1. “Dhaka-Kolkata train starts on Pahela Baishakh,” The Daily Star, March 24, 2008, at http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=29091
• 2. “Dhaka wants donor status at UNHCR,” The Daily Star, March 25, 2008, at http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=29195