The first Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Friendship Motor Rally 2015, has started from bhubaneswar, but will skip Nepal due to current tensions. The rally comprising 20 vehicles and 80 participants will cover 4500 kms in 19 days and will conclude in Kolkata on December 1.
The rally will pass through places of historical and political importance of the three countries including Ranchi, Patna, Siliguri, Gangtok, Phuentsholing, Thimpu, Mongar, Samdrup jongkar, Guwahati, Sikkim, Silchar, Agartala, Chittagong and Dhaka and will culminate in Kolkata.