Bangladesh Railway (BR)
Level crossings are veritable death traps
Mirsharai tragedy shows the sheer mismanagement of crossing authorities
Passenger train services resume at full capacity
Bangladesh Railway (BR) resumed passenger train operations at full capacity this morning, three and a half months after it began services on a limited scale.
Bangladesh Railway adding 84 more local, commuter trains between Sept 10 and 16
Eighty-four more trains -- mostly local and commuter -- are going to be added to the fleet between September 10 and 16, as Bangladesh Railway (BR) is trying to normalise service.
NID not mandatory during train travel: Bangladesh Railway
Bangladesh Railway has changed its previous decision that made carrying national identity card (NID) mandatory for passengers while traveling on trains, aiming to check ticket-scalping.
All intercity trains will resume operation gradually between Aug 16 and 30
Bangladesh Railway has decided to resume operation of all intercity trains gradually between August 16 and 30.
Bangladesh Railway to procure 150 South Korean carriages at Tk 658.31cr
Bangladesh Railway today signed a contract with a South Korean joint-venture firm to procure 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages to replace the old ones and increase the number of trains.
Fewer trains may run due to lack of passengers: Railway
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will not increase the number of trains for now, rather it may reduce the number due to lack of passengers.
Train, launch services resume
Train and launch services have resumed on a limited scale after being suspended more than two months back following the coronavirus outbreak.
All train ticket sales now online
All train tickets would be sold online to ensure health safety of passengers.
Intercity trains to operate on limited scale from May 31
Bangladesh Railway will resume operations of intercity train services on a limited scale from May 31.
Railways may resume operation on limited scale from May 31: minister
If the government decides to operate public transport on limited scale, then Bangladesh Railway will resume limited operations from May 31, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan says.