Workers at the Chittagong Seaport on Sunday unloaded 15 coaches of a train and other equipment imported from China for Padma Bridge Rail Project, an official said.
Of the 15 coaches, eight were unloaded on Saturday while the rest were unloaded on Sunday at No 12 jetty of the port, said Omar Faruque, secretary of the Chittagong Port Authority.
Another 85 coaches will reach the port from China over next few months, he said.
The first consignment of the wagons for Padma Bridge Rail project reached by a ship--Toyo World--on Thursday, and the process to unload the coaches began on Saturday, Faruque said.
The cost of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project has been estimated at Tk39,246 crores.
