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...
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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
Metro rail鈥檚 weekday schedule revised for Ramadan
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited has revised the weekday schedule of the metro rail services for the entire Ramadan month.
150 shanties, 20 garages, sawmill burnt in fire at Karail, Khilgaon
Several hundred people became homeless and a sawmill and about 20 motor garages were burnt in two fire incidents at Karail slum and Khilgaon in the capital of Friday night and early Saturday.
DMTCL employees withdraw pre-scheduled strike
A section of officials and employees of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited on Thursday withdrew a pre-scheduled strike to stop metro rail services from today for independent service rules...
Faruque Ahmed joins DMTCL as managing director
Faruque Ahmed, a Bangladeshi civil engineer having experiences to work on different metro rail projects in different countries, joined Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited as the managing director on Wednesday...
Train service halted 11hrs in Sylhet聽
Rail communications between Sylhet and the rest of the country were suspended for about 11 hours after a compartment of an oil-laden train coming from Chattogram derailed in the Parairchak area under Dakshin Surma upazila in Sylhet on Saturday.
15 railway staff sued for beating army personnel
A case was filed on Thursday against 15 staff of the western railway on charge of beating a member of the Bangladesh Army at Rajshahi Railway Station on Wednesday night.
People suffer as traffic chaos reigns city roads
Traffic chaos reigned parts of Dhaka on Wednesday due to a road blockade, political programmes and metro rail construction activities, causing immense sufferings to the residents of the capital...
Railway police arrange for woman鈥檚 childbirth
The Airport railway police arranged for a woman鈥檚 childbirth at the platform in Dhaka on Monday...
Container transport in CTG at halt
Prime mover and trailer workers in Chattogram on Wednesday went on strike, demanding justice for a prime mover driver and his assistants who were allegedly assaulted during an altercation between security guards and transport workers at the DC Park in Sitakunda鈥檚 Faujdarhat area...
Rail communications with Dhaka snapped for hours
Rail communications were restored at about 9:50pm Monday after protesting Government Titumir College students had lifted their six-hour-long blockade of the Mohakhali rail crossing in the capital.
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.
Rail adviser calls running staff members for discussion
The adviser to the railways ministry Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday said that they are open to discuss the demands of the railway running staff members and solve those amicably.
Rail communications snapped due to strike of running staff members
Thousands of passengers suffered as nationwide rail communications remained suspended since early hours of Tuesday as the running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway began an indefinite work abstention...
Passengers suffer as metro rail service disrupted
Repeated suspension of metro rail services for hours on the Uttara-Motijheel route in the capital following technical glitch in the signalling system and pressure of passengers caused huge suffering to the passengers on Saturday...
Metro rail services on Uttara-Pallabi closed again
Metro rail services on Uttara-Pallabi section closed for the second time on Saturday due to a technical fault in the signalling system...
Metro rail services on Uttara-Motijheel route resume after an hour
Metro rail services on Uttara-Motijheel route have resumed after around one hour of suspension due to a technical fault....
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...
Minor girl raped in city, one arrested
A case was filed on Thursday over raping an 11-year-old girl, who lived in the streets near Shahbag Metro Rail Station in Dhaka...
Metro Rail鈥檚 Friday schedule revised
Dhaka Metro Rail authorities have rescheduled the Friday train service timing...
VAT ON METRO RAIL TICKETS: NBR extends exemption period
The National Board of Revenue on Monday has extended the exemption period of the value added tax on metro rail tickets for one more year...
Police constable killed being hit by bus in capital city
A police constable was killed after being hit by a bus at Kakrail area in the capital early Thursday.