Fire breaks out at Korail slum
A fire that broke out in the Korail Slum on Wednesday afternoon was extinguished after two hours of effort by the firefighters...
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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...
Workers鈥� blockade snaps rail link between Dhaka, rest of Bangladesh
Rail communications between Dhaka and the rest of Bangladesh were snapped since Tuesday morning as temporary workers of Bangladesh Railway demanding arrears and permanent jobs blocked the rail track in Tejgaon area in 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...
DUCSU elections likely early next year: DU proctor
The long pending elections to Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and its hall unions are expected to take place by late January or early February next year, after a six-year gap since the last DUCSU polls in 2019...
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...
Rail link partially disrupted for derailment in Dhaka
Rail communications between Dhaka and rest of the country partially disrupted for around seven hours following the derailment of a wagon of a freight train in Azampur area in the capital on Monday...
Battery-run rickshaw pullers block roads, rail line in Dhaka
Commuters鈥� sufferings became terrible on Thursday in the capital as battery-run rickshaw pullers blocked at least 11 important crossings and points for hours, pressing demands for...
Railways secretary made OSD, positions of 3 more changed
The government on Wednesday made railways ministry secretary Abdul Baki an officer on special duty at the public administration ministry, while also changing the positions of a senior secretary and two more secretaries...
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.
Ex-minister Mujibul鈥檚 nephew arrested in Cumilla
The police have arrested former railway minister Mujibul Haque鈥檚 nephew in a case over killing eight bus passengers in a petrol bomb attack...
Most metro rail projects in Bangladesh set to miss 2030 deadline
The sluggish pace of five of the six ongoing and proposed projects for the construction of mass rapid transit lines, popularly known as metro rail, connecting Dhaka city and its outskirts makes their completion unlikely by 2030.
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.
One killed in clash over establishing supremacy in Narail
A 65-year-old man was killed and five others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at village Chandpur of Kalia upazila in Narail district on Monday night...
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.
Three suspected cattle lifters lynched in Narail
Three people were beaten to death on early Wednesday in Tularampur area on Narail-Dhaka-Benapole highway, as local people suspected them of being cattle lifters...
Officials asked to stop taking requests for booking train tickets
The interim government鈥檚 adviser for railways ministry, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, on Tuesday directed railway officials to stop booking train tickets following any requests...
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...
Chaos reigns Kamalapur as derailment hits signal system聽聽
The train schedules from and to Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka have collapsed as the derailment of six compartments of a departing train in the station area on early Friday snapped the signaling system.
Bangladesh witnesses train delays as Panchagarh Express derails in Dhaka
Rail services across Bangladesh were thrown into disarray after the Panchagarh Express derailed near Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka late Thursday night.
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.
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication halted for over 3hrs
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication on Friday was suspended for around three and a half hours as the engine of the Haor Express went out of order at Gaffargaon in the district.
Repair, replacement to cost Tk 18.86cr
Officials at the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited on Tuesday said that the repair and replacement cost of the two damaged metro rail stations at Mirpur-10 and...