Jashore Road [NH-35(Kolkata/Barasat-Bangaon)]

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National Highway 35 or NH 35 runs from Barasat to Petrapole (near Bangaon) on the India–Bangladesh border. It links to Benapole in Bangladesh. Earlier, the road from Dum Dum to Jessore was called Jessore Road. While the Dum Dum–Barasat sector is now part of NH 34, the Barasat–Petrapole sector is now part of NH 35.
Total length of NH 35 is 61 kilometres (38 mi)
This road used to called as Kali Babu's Road in early 17th century when the Bengali Jamindar Kali babu made this road from Khulna(Bangladesh) to Kolkata. Later on British government was made this metal road to connect British Air Force in Jessore(Now in Bangladesh) to Calcutta(Now Kolkata).
There is a regular bus service between Dhaka and Kolkata along this national highway. The Government sponsored bus service was launched on June 19, 1999; the inaugural bus was received in Dhaka by Sheikh Hasina, the then-Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[2]

Rather than Government Bus, there are many direct private shuttle buses that travel from Kolkata(Karunamoye) to Dhaka (Malibug, Gulistan, Motijil) every day, e.g. Shohag, Eagle, Hanif.

Jashore Road [NH-35(Kolkata/Barasat-Bangaon)], related objects

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_35_(India)(old_numbering)

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Coordinates: 22°52'36"N 88°41'8"E