Railway police arrest mugger Yasin, 3 associates
The railway police in Dhaka in a drive arrested mugger Yasin and his three associates in Dhaka on Saturday night.
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Railway police arrest mugger Yasin, 3 associates
The railway police in Dhaka in a drive arrested mugger Yasin and his three associates in Dhaka on Saturday night...
People demonstrate blocking rail tracks for train stop
People from all walks of life on Thursday staged demonstrations by blocking railway tracks at the Nandangachhi railway station at Charghat upazila in Rajshahi, demanding a scheduled stop for intercity trains at the station.
Labourer found dead beside railway tracks
Railway police recovered the body of a man near railway tracks in Rajshahi city on Wednesday morning...
Disruption in services must be announced through TV scrolls
In case of any disruption in electricity customer and passenger services it must be announced on television scrolls immediately...
Extension of ongoing MRT lines on cards
Proposals have been made in the under-formulation Revised Strategic Transport Plan for greater Dhaka to extend the existing route and two under-construction routes of the metro rail...
BAU students block rail line demanding PSC reformation
A section of students of Bangladesh Agricultural University blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh rail line for about an hour Saturday night, expressing solidarity with some protesting students of Dhaka University...
Young couple killed by train while taking selfie in Uttara
A young couple lost their lives after being struck by a train while taking a selfie near a railway track in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area on Saturday evening, according to railway police.
Metro rail service suspended for two hours for electrical fault
The services of the metro rail on the entire Uttara-Motijheel route in the capital Dhaka were disrupted for around two hours on Saturday following an electrical fault.
Railway hospitals now open to public
All hospitals operated by Bangladesh Railway will now be open to the general public, in addition to railway staffs and passengers.
Khilkhet-Kuril road to be closed for 29hrs
The vehicular movement on the road from Khilkhet to Kuril and Bashundhara will be closed for 29 hours starting from Thursday evening due to relocation of lines of the utility services for the under-construction first underground metro rail system in Bangladesh...
Polytechnic students relax rail blockade for meeting with education adviser
Protesting students of different polytechnic institutes across Bangladesh have decided to relax their pre-announced countrywide rail blockade for Thursday due to a meeting with the education adviser...
Train derailment cuts Dhaka鈥檚 rail link with north
Rail communication of Dhaka with the northern parts of the country remained suspended on Sunday afternoon as four wheels of a coach of a train derailed on Dhaka-Tangail rail route in Salna area of Gazipur district.
Jamuna rail bridge cuts journey time for Eid travellers: officials
The opening of the Jamuna Railway Bridge over the River Jamuna added more relief to the mostly hassle-free journey during the just ended Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, said Bangladesh Railway officials...
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...
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.
Metro rail resumes service after Eid-day break
Capital鈥檚 most popular public transport 鈥楳etrorail 鈥榬esumed operation today, after one-day official closure on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims....
Narail Sramik Union leader beaten to death
Narail district unit of Sramik Union general secretary was beaten to death over a trifling matter in Lohagara upazila Sunday afternoon....
Metro rail service disruption causes suffering
Metro rail services on Monday were suspended for half an hour on the Uttara-Motijheel route as a train faced glitches in its braking system, causing suffering to commuters.聽
Derailment in Dhaka disrupts rail communications
Derailment of two wagons of a container train on Wednesday disrupted rail communications between Dhaka and the rest of the country for about one and a half hours...
Jamuna Rail Bridge formally inaugurated; trains to run at 120 km per hour
The Jamuna railway bridge was inaugurated on Tuesday, marking the opening of a new window for railway communication.
Metro services resume as DMTCL employees call off work stoppage
The metro rail services in Dhaka were running on schedule after employees of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited called off work stoppage, which began on Monday morning in protest against alleged harassment by MRT police...
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...
Man hacked to death by rivals in Narail
A 36-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his rivals over establishing supremacy in Kalia upazila of Narail on Wednesday night, said police...
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.
Three people injured in crude bomb blast near Narail BNP office
Three people, including a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader, were injured in a crude bomb explosion near the BNP office at Gobra Bazar in Narail Sadar on Friday night...
Construction worker dies after falling from Kamalapur metro rail station
A construction worker died after falling from the under-construction metro rail station in the capital鈥檚 Kamalapur on Friday, the police said.
RU students block rail tracks
A group of students from Rajshahi University staged a demonstration on Wednesday by blocking the Dhaka-Rajshahi rail tracks at the university鈥檚 railway station, protesting at the dominance of Dhaka and Dhaka University in government bodies and policymaking...
MRT police deployed on metro train for security
The authorities have deployed MRT police personnel at the Dhaka Metro Rail aimed at ensuring overall security.聽聽