Bangladesh Railway to buy 200 carriages from India
The railways authorities on Monday inked a contract with an India-based manufacture and supply company to procure 200 broad gauge carriages for the...
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Bangladesh Railway suffers from lack of policy attention
THE development of Bangladesh Railway has not been a priority of successive governments, as evident in the inadequate resource allocation and deflected policy attention from it. A large majority of its rolling stock, including locomotives, passenger carriages, freight wagons, and relief cranes...
Govt presses on costly project for electric railway
Bangladesh Railway is pressing on with a costly plan for introducing electric traction system along Narayanganj-Dhaka-Chattogram and...
BR burdened with old聽rolling stock
The Bangladesh Railway is burdened with a large number of locomotives, carriages, wagons and relief cranes running long past their...
Bangladesh Railway lacks regard for public safety
THE Bangladesh Railway has proved negligent about the use of substandard materials for repairs, disregarding public safety. A photograph that...
Spl 鈥榤ango train鈥� from June 10
The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway will launch a 鈥榮pecial mango train鈥� on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route via Rajshahi from June 10 for the...
Wood, bamboo used in Teesta rail bridge repair work
The Bangladesh Railway is using wooden and bamboo sticks instead of iron equipment at rickety Teesta Rail Bridge in Lalmonirhat, posing high risk of fatal accidents...
NCPSRR urges Bangladesh Railway to maintain existing ticket prices
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, and Railways, a civil society group, has opposed Bangladesh Railway's decision to eliminate fare discounts starting May 4, which will lead to a significant increase in train fares by 20 to 30 per cent for journeys exceeding 100 km....
Railway authorities mustn鈥檛 increase train fares
THE Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 decision to increase fares on long routes is worrisome as people are already burdened with unprecedented inflation. The authorities have decided to increase the fares by cancelling the distance-based rebate...
Long route train fares to rise from May 4
After eight years, the Bangladesh Railway is going to increase the fares on long routes from May 4...