YET another train collision in Lalmonirhat lays bare the appalling state of railway safety, constrained by mismanagement and institutional negligence. Two air-conditioned compartments of the Lalmoni Express derailed after it had collided with the Burimari鈥揚arbatipur commuter train in the BDR Gate area on July 28. The incident left at least eight passengers injured, two of...
Bangladesh Railway in a statement on Friday said there will be no disruption of normal train services due to approving the operation of four pairs of special trains tomorrow following the Jamaat-e-Islami's application on the occasion of its grand rally.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital Dhaka today to press the party鈥檚 seven-point demand.
The Bangladesh Railway authorities on Thursday demolished a makeshift Durga temple constructed on its land in the capital鈥檚 Khilkhet area...
THE rape of a woman allegedly by a temporary railway employee on board the Rangpur Express on June 25 is yet another disturbing reminder of the unsafe condition that women face in public transports. The incident took place in the train鈥檚 toilet as it left Kamalapur station in Dhaka. The accused, an outsourced employee, was detained shortly afterwards. The woman...
THE Bangladesh Railway keeps incurring a huge amount of losses although it has received large budgetary allocations over the years. In six financial years from 2019 to 2024, the revenue that the railway authorities could earn is Tk 91.29 billion against the target of Tk 134.28 billion. But, the authorities had to spend Tk 192.58 billion in the six financial years, taking the loss...
The Bangladesh Railway continues to incur huge losses despite big budgetary allocations over the years.
The trains on the northern routes ran late throughout Wednesday as demonstrators blocked tracks at a railway station at Charghat upazila in Rajshahi for about two and a half hours, demanding a scheduled stop for intercity trains at the station...
Bangladesh Railway on Friday suspended its four staff after three people, including a toddler, were killed and six others injured when a passenger train hit several vehicles on the Kalurghat Bridge in Chattogram on Thursday night.
Bangladesh Railway on Sunday morning started selling advance train tickets for June 4 journey ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha...
Bangladesh Railway on Friday urged all not to set up makeshift cattle markets adjacent to railway track or on its ground without prior permission.
The railway police in Dhaka in a drive arrested mugger Yasin and his three associates in Dhaka on Saturday night.
The railway police in Dhaka in a drive arrested mugger Yasin and his three associates in Dhaka on Saturday night...
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.
Railway police recovered the body of a man near railway tracks in Rajshahi city on Wednesday morning...
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.
All hospitals operated by Bangladesh Railway will now be open to the general public, in addition to railway staffs and passengers.
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...
The Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 probe committee has put down a recent fire incident on a commuter train to smoking by unidentified passengers...
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.
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...
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...
Bangladesh Railway will begin selling of advance train tickets from March 14 on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
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.
The Airport railway police arranged for a woman鈥檚 childbirth at the platform in Dhaka on Monday...
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...
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.
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.
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....
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...