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Dhaka's rail link with north resumes 5hrs after Tangail derailment

Train movement between Dhaka and northern parts of the country resumed early today around five hours after a compartment of "Panchagarh Express" derailed at the Bangabandhu Bridge Purbo Rail Station in Tangail

1h ago

Derailment snaps rail link with north

A carriage of the Panchagarh Express derailed on the east side of the approaching line of the Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail, disrupting rail communication between Dhaka and northern destinations.

12h ago

No plan to raise train fares soon

Railways Minister Zillul Hakim yesterday said they have no plans to hike train fares anytime soon, a claim that goes against official documents signed by the minister himself.

12h ago

Train operation resumes 14 hours after Bijoy Express derailed in Cumilla

Train operations on the down line resumed 14 hours early today after the derailment of Bijoy Express at Nangalkot in Cumilla yesterday

1d ago

Bangladesh-Japan Joint Initiative: PPP projects caught up in myriad problems

Most of the public-private partnership projects that were listed to be implemented under the Bangladesh-Japan joint initiative could not make any significant progress over the last six years because of multiple problems.

1d ago

Passenger train fares to rise soon

Passenger train fares are going to be increased soon as Bangladesh Railway is set to cancel rebating the fares of passengers travelling over 100 kilometers.

2d ago

Transport sector: Working to curb extortion: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said extortion in transport has been going on for a long time.

3d ago

Bhanga-Kuakata rail route: Plan revived to lay 214km track

Bangladesh Railway is reviving its plan to build a 214km rail line from Bhanga to Kuakata via Madaripur, Barishal and Payra port following recent instructions from the prime minister.

4d ago

Driver of Bijoy Express injured by stones thrown at moving train

The driver of Chattogram-bound Bijoy Express was injured after being hit by a stone thrown by unidentified miscreants at the moving train near Ishwarganj Railway Station in Mymensingh last night

4d ago

Advance Eid train ticket sale from Mar 24

Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr on March 24.

5d ago

BR launches train on Dhaka-Burimari route

Bangladesh Railway (BR) authorities on Tuesday launched operation of the much-awaited inter-city train on the Dhaka-Burimari route.

5d ago

Advance train tickets for Eid to be sold from March 24

Tickets of April 3 will be sold on March 24 and tickets of April 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be sold on March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 respectively

5d ago

‘Burimari Express’ launched on Dhaka-Lalmonirhat rail route

Bangladesh Railway yesterday launched a new intercity train -- the “Burimari Express” -- on the Dhaka-Lalmonirhat route in an effort to provide an affordable option for passengers to commute between the two destinations.

6d ago

Burimari Express launched on Dhaka-Lalmonirhat rail route

Bangladesh Railway today launched a new intercity train -- the Burimari Express -- on the Dhaka-Lalmonirhat route in an effort to provide an affordable option for passengers to commute between the two destinations

6d ago

Biman facing problems resuming Dhaka-Rome flights

'The US is not allowing Bangladesh to make overflying charge payments to Iran on the grounds of sanctions,' says Bimal official

1w ago

Metro to run for 1hr extra from 16th Ramadan

The metro rail trains will run for one extra hour starting from the 16th day of Ramadan, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) said yesterday.

1w ago

Metro rail sets new timings for Ramadan

Passengers can carry 250ml water bottle around iftar time

1w ago

Almost half the positions in Bangladesh Railway vacant

Despite hiring over 5,000 employees over the last 15 months, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) is functioning with half the workforce it needs, which is significantly limiting its ability to deliver quality services to passengers.

1w ago
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