MBL holds money laundering prevention training
Mercantile Bank Training Institute has organised a daylong workshop on 鈥楶revention of money laundering and combating financing against terrorism鈥� at its premises recently, said a press release...
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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...
Sacked trainee SIs hold protests again for reinstatement
Sacked trainee police sub-inspectors on Monday held a sit-in programme in front of the secretariat, the country鈥檚 administrative headquarters, in Dhaka, demanding reinstatement of their jobs...
IBTRA begins internship programme
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy inaugurated its 161st internship programme on Tuesday, said a press release...
Bangladesh interim govt chief witnesses army maneuver exercise in Rajbari
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday witnessed the maneuver exercise of an infantry brigade at Rajbari Military Training Area.
Resumption of operation of Uttara Train demanded
People from all walks of life on Wednesday formed a human chain at Naldanga upazila in Natore demanding resumption of the operation of Uttara Express Train to ease sufferings of people...
Benapole-Dhaka train via Padma Bridge to start today
After a long wait, passenger train service on the new Benapole-Dhaka route via the Padma Bridge will begin on Tuesday.
BYD Bangladesh to train local drivers on NEVs
BYD has launched a training campaign in Dhaka for local drivers to equip them with knowledge and training required for driving new energy vehicles or NEVs, said a press release...
Digital literacy, STEM training for young women urged
Experts on Tuesday emphasised introducing digital literacy and science, technology, engineering and mathematics training to equip young women for the job market...
Woman with baby jumps under train, killed
A woman and her 11-month-old daughter died after the woman jumped under a train at Sripur in Gazipur on Monday morning...
UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women鈥檚 medical training
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban women from attending medical training institutes, in the latest move to restrict women鈥檚 education...
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...
Man, daughter crushed under train in Naogaon
A person and his daughter were crushed under a train near Raninagar Railway Station in Naogaon Monday morning.
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...
Unattended level crossings continue to cause death
CASES of trains ramming vehicles on the level crossing, leaving people dead, hardly appear to be ending even after a noticeable number of such accidents. At least seven died after a train had hit a battery-powered auto-rickshaw at Burichang in Cumilla on November 26. Railway authorities say that the level crossing was unauthorised and unattended. In a business-as-usual move, a committee was formed...
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...
Seven people killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Cumilla
At least seven people, including four women, were killed and three more injured as a train hit a battery-powered auto-rickshaw at a level crossing at Kalikapur area under 鈥嬧�婤urichang upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday...
BARD holds two-month basic training for doctors
The 179th special basic training course organised for BCS (health) cadre officers inaugurated at Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development in Cumilla on Sunday....
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...
Train service via Padma Bridge to begin Dec 2
The much-awaited train service on Dhaka-Jashore-Khulna-Benapole section is expected to open on December 2 via Padma Bridge.
Resuming operation of Uttara Express Train demanded
People from all walks of life on Sunday staged a sit-in demanding resumption of the operation of Uttara Express Train to ease sufferings of people.
Four workers crushed to death under train in Lalmonirhat
Four day labourers were killed after being hit by a passenger-laden train at Alauddin Nagar area of Patgram in Lalmonirhat on Monday.
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.
Intercity trains run 102pc full
The average occupancy rate of the intercity trains is 102 per cent, shows a Bangladesh Railway report.
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...
Passengers suffer for 2nd day for train schedule disruption聽
Passengers continued to suffer amid massive disruption in train schedules from and to Dhaka for the second consecutive day on Saturday following the derailment of a train which damaged...
Rohanpur-Dhaka agro train gets no goods on first day
A special train to carry agricultural goods from Rohanpur in Chapainawabganj to Dhaka via Rajshahi at a low cost was launched on Saturday without a single kilogramme of agricultural goods on the first day of its inauguration allegedly for lack of publicity and farmers鈥� and traders鈥� interest...
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...