Bangladesh Railway
Mixed reactions as BR starts implementing new ticketing system
While many passengers welcomed the initiative, taken by BR to prevent black marketing of tickets, others, especially those of lower income groups, found the process very complicated
Fanfare as train tickets available a day before journey
"It is like a dream that AC tickets are available online even just a day before the departure date ... Earlier, we had to book tickets four to five days before the departure date to travel to and from Chattogram"
4 key railway lines likely to open before polls
Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail line, Khulna-Mongla rail line, Dhaka-Bhanga section of the Padma Bridge Rail Link, and Akhaura-Laksam double line are supposed to significantly improve communications
Joydebpur-Ishwardi double line not before 2028
After China abruptly withdrew from its role of financier of the Joydebpur-Ishwardi Double Line Project a couple of years ago, Bangladesh Railway (BR) is now reviving it with Japanese assistance.
‘Special train’ for Awami League, ‘transport strike’ for BNP
Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?
Locomotive workshop facing worker, fund shortages
Although Bangladesh Railway has expanded its efforts to provide rail transport in more areas of the country, its central locomotive workshop in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is unable to operate at full force owing to a shortage of workers and funds.
Dhaka-Ctg Rail Link: Project on cards to build chord line
Bangladesh Railway is moving forward with its plan to build a chord line from Dhaka to Cumilla via Narayanganj to shorten the distance between the capital and the port city.
Bangladesh Railway misfiring on all cylinders
Past high time for railway sector to face the music for its irregularities
Manpower, carriage shortage in BR: 99 out of 361 trains left inoperative
Nearly one in every three passenger trains remain inoperative due to shortages of carriages and manpower.
Mixed reactions as BR starts implementing new ticketing system
While many passengers welcomed the initiative, taken by BR to prevent black marketing of tickets, others, especially those of lower income groups, found the process very complicated
Fanfare as train tickets available a day before journey
"It is like a dream that AC tickets are available online even just a day before the departure date ... Earlier, we had to book tickets four to five days before the departure date to travel to and from Chattogram"
4 key railway lines likely to open before polls
Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail line, Khulna-Mongla rail line, Dhaka-Bhanga section of the Padma Bridge Rail Link, and Akhaura-Laksam double line are supposed to significantly improve communications
Joydebpur-Ishwardi double line not before 2028
After China abruptly withdrew from its role of financier of the Joydebpur-Ishwardi Double Line Project a couple of years ago, Bangladesh Railway (BR) is now reviving it with Japanese assistance.
‘Special train’ for Awami League, ‘transport strike’ for BNP
Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?
Locomotive workshop facing worker, fund shortages
Although Bangladesh Railway has expanded its efforts to provide rail transport in more areas of the country, its central locomotive workshop in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is unable to operate at full force owing to a shortage of workers and funds.
Dhaka-Ctg Rail Link: Project on cards to build chord line
Bangladesh Railway is moving forward with its plan to build a chord line from Dhaka to Cumilla via Narayanganj to shorten the distance between the capital and the port city.
Bangladesh Railway misfiring on all cylinders
Past high time for railway sector to face the music for its irregularities
Manpower, carriage shortage in BR: 99 out of 361 trains left inoperative
Nearly one in every three passenger trains remain inoperative due to shortages of carriages and manpower.
Khulna-Mongla rail line: Not opening this year
When Bangladesh Railway in December 2010 took up the project for constructing Khulna-Mongla new rail line without any feasibility study, its deadline was December 2013.