Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken a move to bring Manikganj under the railway network.

Work for the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway project is yet to formally start but the deadline for the mega project is to expire in just over a month.

Speculation over when the Padma bridge would open has come to an end, and the countdown to the long-awaited day that the country’s longest bridge will be open to traffic has begun.  

Passenger train services between Bangladesh and India will resume on May 29 after a long break of more than two years due to the Covid pandemic.

Five railway officials in Khulna have been transferred over allegations of selling tickets on the black market.

A Chinese state-run company wants to set up a research and development centre for Bangladesh Railway (BR) in a joint venture with the BR. 

A daylong national consultation workshop on strategy for sustainable freight transport in Bangladesh was organised jointly by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges of Bangladesh and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific held virtually yesterday (18 May 2022).

The rail service between Bangladesh and India is likely to resume from May 29 after the operation remained suspended for more than two years due to pandemic.

Railway services between Bangladesh and India are likely to be resumed from May 29 after the operation remained suspended for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

At least three mega infrastructure projects, including two fast-track ones, are facing supply chain strain due to the ongoing Covid-induced lockdown in China’s Shanghai.

Rail communication has resumed between Dhaka and Mymensingh after remaining suspended for three hours.

The railways authorities aimed to start operating trains on Mawa-Bhanga section through Padma Bridge on the same day as the opening of the long-cherished bridge for the public.

The low-lying areas in Sylhet division have submerged due to excessive rainfall in the country’s north-eastern region and in India’s Assam and Meghalaya.

Railway authorities have directed its vendor that handles online-ticketing services to deploy a new app before Eid-ul-Azha to improve the service.

The government is taking a “go slow” policy for its plan to build a subway for Dhaka city and adjacent areas, which aims to ease traffic congestion and improve communication.

The government is going to form a dedicated company for operation and maintenance of Padma Bridge, which is expected to be opened next month.

For every kilometre an individual travelled by train operated by private firms, the Bangladesh Railway spent Tk 2.43 and earned Tk 0.62, incurring a loss of Tk 1.81, according to the last three years’ data presented before the parliamentary body on railways ministry.

In the last three years, the cost of train operation by a private company per passenger has been Tk 2.43 per km while the income was 62 paisa.

The difference between the number of registered motorcycles and actual bike-licence holders is growing due to lack of proper monitoring by the authorities.

A travelling ticket examiner (TTE), who was suspended for fining three passengers while travelling without tickets after introducing themselves as the relatives of the railways minister, returned to his workplace today after the suspension order was withdrawn.