Intercity trains run 102pc full
The average occupancy rate of the intercity trains is 102 per cent, shows a Bangladesh Railway report.
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BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rains in Dhaka and some other parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday...
Ukraine war is lost, three options remain
STARTED listening to George Beebe a few years ago when he was warning about tensions in Ukraine, the real risk of escalation to nuclear war and the dangers of groupthink. Back in 2021 he assessed that Russia was likely to invade Ukraine given the combination of the US鈥檚 determination to bring the country into NATO and the fact that it was...
N Korea says will stand by Russia until 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine
North Korea will stand by Russia until its 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine, Pyongyang鈥檚 foreign minister said in Moscow amid growing fears the reclusive country will enter the Ukraine conflict.
North Korea fires ICBM as US, Seoul slam Russia deployment
North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un鈥檚 first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia.
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...
Russia says took another east Ukrainian village
Russia said on Monday it took another village in eastern Ukraine, south of the city of Pokrovsk where its forces have been advancing for months...
UN proposal for a 鈥榮afe zone鈥�
THE war and conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, and others 鈥擝angladesh鈥檚 own political situation for the last couple of months, as it appears 鈥� turned the Rohingya refugee crisis a 鈥榣ess important鈥� concern. But the situation of the Rohingyas in Cox鈥檚 Bazar is dire. On the one hand, the number of Rohingya has been increasing...
Deployment of N.Korean troops a sign of Putin鈥檚 鈥榙esperation鈥�
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia鈥檚 war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 鈥榞rowing desperation鈥�...
Russian army claims new advance in east Ukraine
Russia said Sunday its military had advanced further in east Ukraine, capturing a frontline village just a few kilometres north of a key Ukrainian-held industrial hub...
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...
G7 to give Ukraine $50b from Russian assets profits
G7 leaders have finalized details surrounding a $50 billion loan to aid Kyiv, backed by profits from Russian sovereign assets frozen after its invasion of Ukraine, according to a statement released Friday...
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...
Russia hikes interest rates to 20-yr high
Russia鈥檚 central bank hiked interest rates to 21 per cent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than two decades as Moscow鈥檚 Ukraine offensive has triggered rapid price rises at home...
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.
UN chief tells Putin invasion of Ukraine violates int鈥檒 law
UN chief Antonio Guterres told Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine violated the United Nations charter and international law, according...
Seoul says N Korea sent more troops to Russia, Kyiv urges their surrender
Ukraine on Wednesday called on any North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender, after South Korea said over a thousand more had been deployed by Pyongyang.
Modi for quick end to Ukraine conflict in talks with Putin
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved 鈥榪uickly鈥� and peacefully as he met president Vladimir Putin at a summit of...
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.
Ukraine says Russian forces advanced in key stronghold
Russian forces have advanced over a key waterway in the eastern Ukrainian stronghold of Chasiv Yar, a Ukrainian military official said, marking a setback for Kyiv鈥檚 embattled forces.
Ukraine drones target major Russian explosive plant
Ukraine said on Sunday it had targeted a crucial Russian explosives factory, located about 750 kilometres from the border, in an overnight drone attack.
Biden in Berlin vows no let-up on support for Ukraine
President Joe Biden urged NATO allies to keep backing Ukraine in its war against Russia as he made his farewell visit to Germany Friday just weeks before US elections.
40 countries vow landmine help to Ukraine
Dozens of countries committed Thursday to help clear war-torn Ukraine of massive amounts of mines and explosives, which contaminate nearly a quarter of its territory.
US imposes sanctions on firms over Russia drones used on Ukraine
The United States unveiled sanctions Thursday targeting China-based companies linked to the production of drones that Russia has deployed in its war against Ukraine.
Russian strike kills one in south Ukraine
A Russian missile strike overnight killed a woman and wounded 16 people in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, where Moscow has ramped up aerial attacks, authorities said on Tuesday.
Russia captures another Ukrainian village
Russia on Sunday said it has captured another east Ukrainian village as it closes on the important city of Pokrovsk, where its forces have been advancing for weeks...
Ukraine, Russia foil dozens of drone attacks
Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks overnight, with Russian officials saying on Saturday that Ukrainian strikes had killed one person in the Belgorod border region...
Heavy rains drench Dhaka
Dhaka city dwellers experienced heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty wind on Saturday morning...