Smoking by passengers blamed for train fire
The Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 probe committee has put down a recent fire incident on a commuter train to smoking by unidentified passengers...
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Railway suspects sabotage in commuter train fire
Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 director general Md Afzal Hossain on Friday said that they were considering three reasons, including sabotage, behind the fire incident on a commuter train.
Authorities need to address Eid ticket sale irregularities
THE hassle that millions undergo to buy tickets for Eid-time journey has not eased despite some measures having been taken. As the advance sales of tickets for trains and buses began on March 14, people started struggling to buy tickets at affordable prices. Although the Bangladesh Railway transitioned to fully online ticket sales in 2023, getting a ticket has remained...
EID JOURNEY: Advance train, bus tickets from March 14
Bangladesh Railway and the private bus operators are going to start selling advance train and bus tickets from March 14 ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr...
Eid train ticket sales begin from Mar 14
Bangladesh Railway will begin selling of advance train tickets from March 14 on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
Train services resume across Bangladesh amid huge schedule disruption
Rail communications across the country resumed on Wednesday with the railway running staff members ending their 30-hour-long work abstention programme although trains mostly ran behind their schedules on the day, causing terrible suffering to the passengers...
BR running staff members' logical demand already met: adviser聽聽
Bangladesh interim government finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said they had already met the logical demand for overtime payment by the Bangladesh Railway for its running staff members.
Railway evicts makeshift structures at Tejgaon
The Bangladesh Railway on Tuesday freed about 5 acres of land by evicting over 200 illegal makeshift structures including houses and shops at Tejgaon area in the capital....
Daily intercity trains on Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route from Feb 1
Starting February 1, Bangladesh Railway will introduce permanent intercity train services on the Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route, with two pairs of trains running daily...
Bangladesh, Korea ink railway capacity deals
The government of Bangladesh and the ministry of land, infrastructure and transport of the Republic of Korea on Sunday signed deals to strengthen the operational capacity of Bangladesh Railways by providing consultancy services, supplying essential equipment and delivering training programs...
Female locomaster gets death threat as engine fails
A female locomaster of the Bangladesh Railway got death threats and harassed by a section of passengers after the engine of the train failed on the Narayanganj-Dhaka route on Saturday.
Rail communications snapped for 2hrs due to workers鈥� blockade聽
Rail communications between Dhaka and the rest of Bangladesh were disrupted for about two hours on Tuesday, as temporary workers of the Bangladesh Railway demanding arrears and permanent jobs blocked the rail track in the morning in Tejgaon area in the capital Dhaka...
聽BRT corridor opened, BR launches trains on Dhaka-Gazipur route
The government on Sunday opened the Bus Rapid Transit corridor with 10 air-conditioned buses to ply between Dhaka and Gazipur to ease the commute between the two cities that till now took hours amid extreme traffic congestion...
Initiative to build shorter rail link between Dhaka, Ctg resumes
The Bangladesh Railway has resumed an old initiative anew to build a rail link along the shortest distance between Dhaka and Chattogram that will significantly reduce the travel time between the capital and the port city...
Passengers continue to suffer as trains run late
Passengers continued to suffer as disruption to train services across the country continued for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as the running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway continued their movement for restoration of their previous benefits for working extra hours...
Train service disruption continues for third day
Disruption to the train services across the country continued for the third consecutive day on Tuesday as the running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway continued their movement for restoration of their previous benefits for working extra hours...
Railway employees鈥� movement disrupts train services
Passengers continued to suffer for the second consecutive day on Monday as the running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway continued their movement for restoration of their previous benefits for working extra hours...
Results of written test for BR鈥檚 deputy assistant engineer cancelled
Bangladesh Public Service Commission in a press statement on Monday said that the BPSC had cancelled the results of the written test for the post of deputy assistant engineer of Bangladesh Railway under Ministry of Railways...
Trial run of trains on Jamuna rail bridge
Two trains ran on trial basis on the under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the River Jamuna for the first time on Tuesday...
Railway bridge over River Jamuna to open in Jan next year
The much-awaited double line dual gauge railway bridge over the River Jamuna is expected to open in the second week of January, 2025.
Major reforms under way to improve train ticketing system : adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government is undertaking a series of initiatives aimed at making train ticket purchase easier, more transparent, and passenger-friendly.
New train routes in Bangladesh yet to fully benefit people
The Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 network expansion is bringing little benefit to the passengers as shortages in locomotives, carriages and other vehicles and workforce as well remain persistent.
Spl agricultural train starts plying from C鈥檔awabganj
The first special train for carrying agricultural goods left Rohanpur railway station in Chapainawabganj for Dhaka Saturday morning...
Potential of railway needs to be unlocked
THE Bangladesh Railway has not been able to provide satisfactory services because of its inefficiency and negligence. It inefficiency was evident on October 25, when thousands of passengers had to wait for hours at the Kamalapur railway station after the derailed compartments of an intercity train had damaged the signalling system. Train communication...
Special train for agro-products launched on Khulna-Dhaka route
With a view to reducing transport costs as well as pressure on the road, the west zone of Bangladesh railway on Tuesday launched a 鈥榩ecial agro-products train on the Khulna-Dhaka route.
Railway officials backtrack from eviction drive as locals chase聽
Officials of the Bangladesh Railway backtracked from evicting illegal infrastructure near Mymensingh Railway Station on Monday after locals chased them.
BR, metro rail at odds over Kamalapur space
The authorities of the Bangladesh Railway and the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited which operates metro rail in Dhaka are still at loggerheads over a space for DMTCL to construct a yard for its...
Bangladesh Railway launches reform plan to improve services
Bangladesh Railway has started implementing a reform plan this month aiming at improving services of railways in the country.
Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 Indian LoC projects come to standstill聽聽
The works of the Bangladesh Railway projects under the Indian Line of Credit, which had been slow since the very beginning, came to a standstill after the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government...
Train service on Ctg route to resume from today
The Bangladesh Railway is scheduled to resume services of 10 passenger trains from Chattogram to different destinations of Bangladesh from today (Tuesday) after five days, following the...