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Repairing DEMU trains: May the success of our engineers continue

Bangladesh bought 20 units of diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) trains to facilitate short-distance travel in 2013. The modern DEMU trains got popular immediately. Even though the lifespan of the ...

Map of Faridpur district

Faulty level crossing Mother, son killed as train hits human hauler

A 26-year-old woman and her son were killed when a train hit a human hauler at Sriramdia in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Monday

A night view of the Padma Bridge from Mawa end in Munshiganj on 24 June 2022.

Installation of rail tracks on Padma Bridge begins

Railway minister Nurul Islam on Saturday inaugurated the work of installing rail tracks at the Jajira end of the Padma Bridge

A train at Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka

Ticketing like airlines recommended for railway

Fares will soar with demand and will also fall with it

Rail communication on Dhaka-Gazipur route restored after 11 hours

Rail communication on Dhaka-Gazipur route restored after 11 hours

Rail communications between Dhaka and northern parts of the country resumed on Monday after 11 and a half hours of suspension following derailment of several bogies in Dhirashram area of Gazipur ...

People watch as Padma river erosion eats up land near a pillar of Hardinge Bridge in Ishwardi, Pabna

Hardinge Bridge out of danger despite Padma river erosion: Experts

The soil accumulated under several girders due to char falling on one side of the river. Now again this part of char is disappearing into the river, it will not cause any damage to the bridge, said a ...

Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni during his protest at the Kamalapur Railway Station

Mohiuddin calls off movement after meeting with rail officials

Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni has called off his movement in protest of various irregularities of Bangladesh Railway and for meeting his six-point demand

Homebound people, eager to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with the family, travel on the roof of a train risking their lives. This picture was taken from Airport Rail Station in Dhaka on Friday. Photo: Prothom Alo

HC verbally bans travelling on train roofs

The High Court on Thursday asked the railway authorities in Bangladesh to ensure that no one travels on train roofs

Shohoz fined Tk 200,000 following Rony's complaint

Shohoz fined Tk 200,000 following Rony's complaint

Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) fined the online ticket booking operator Shohoz.com TK 200,000 following a complaint of a Dhaka University (DU) student Mohiuddin Rony

An oil tanker train derailed at Bijoynagar upazila. The picture was taken from Mokundapur area of the upazila on Tuesday.

Rail communication with Sylhet restored after 7 hrs

Railway communication got halted after a compartment of an oil tanker train got derailed at Mukundapur area in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria at around 11:00am on Tuesday

People wait in queues to buy train ticket at Kamalapur Railway Station on 9 July 2022

Eid journey Kamalapur station less crowded, schedule upset of north districts, Khulna-bound trains

The crowd of people at Kamalapur Railway Station was thin on Saturday, the second day of vacation for Eid-ul-Azha and overall fourth day of eid journey to home, than the previous days

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan

Stern action if complaints found over Eid online ticketing: Rail minister

Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujon said necessary measures will be taken if any complaints are received from passengers in getting train tickets online ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

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Rail communication with Sylhet snapped, train routes changed

Due to the inundation by flood water in the railway station, the rail communication between the Sylhet and the rest of the country has been cut off

Fire breaks out at Sylhet-bound Parabat Express train in Moulvibazar on 11 June 2022

Railway authorities form two committees to probe Parabat Express fire

The fire broke out at the power car or restaurant car of the moving train at around 12:45pm when it reached near Shamshernagar Air Base and disrupted the rail communication on Dhaka-Sylhet route on ...

Budget 2022-23

Allocations for road, railway will increase, bridges decrease

The construction work of Padma Bridge and Karnafuli tunnel is at the final stage and this is why costs of these projects are gradually declining

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