Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Station Master of Bhanga Railway Station, Zillur Rahman said that the rail track is being constructed under the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project to bring the southern and south-western part of the country under the railway network. China Railway Group Limited (CREC) is implementing the project jointly financed by China and Bangladesh. The broad gauge […]
Two news came in the same day. Railway Minister Zilul Hakim said, “23 thousand acres of railway land has been encroached upon across the country. Many people have taken over the railway land by preparing false documents.” The second news was about the increase in railway fares. Instead of giving concessions to long distance passengers, […]
The railway authority said the Sunderban Express has nine stoppages en route from Dhaka to Khulna, including Bhanga in Faridpur, Faridpur City, Rajbari, Pordaha in Kushtia, Chuadanga and Jashore. The Benapole Express will follow the same route, but it will go from Jashore railway station towards Benapole. The project of building railway tracks on both […]
Once the rail link is fully operational, it will halve the travel time between Dhaka and Jashore, Khulna and other districts, thereby boosting the railway connectivity of the country. MD Afzal Hussain said that the rail link will contribute significantly to the country’s economy, as 64 districts of the country will be brought under the […]
According to the audit report, the office of the East Zone Track Supply Officer spent approximately Tk 20 million (Tk 2 crore) on the purchase of 28 items. Yet their market value is only Tk 1.85 million (Tk 18 lakh). These items have been supplied by contractor firm Noor-e-Ilahi Brothers Private Limited. They supplied 28 […]
According to the UNB report, police have so far detained nine suspects in connection with the attack on a train at Tongi railway station in Ghazipur on Thursday night and snatching valuables from passengers. Confirming the development on Friday morning, Officer-in-Charge of Kamlapur Railway Police Station, Firdous Ahmed Biswas said that police arrested nine people […]
How to book tickets: Passengers aged 12-18 can purchase tickets separately using their parent’s account or by creating an account using their birth certificate. In that case, the recipient must keep a copy of the birth certificate. Foreigners can use their passports for registration. One cannot buy inter-district train tickets without successful verification of their […]
Referring to the closure of the Khulna-Bagerhat-Mongla rail route by Khaleda Zia during her tenure, the chief said that now they are constructing a new rail bridge along with the rail track on this route. He said that Akhaura-Lakshm double gauge double-line, Dhaka-Tongi 3rd and 4th double gauge line and Tongi-Jaidevpur double gauge double-line are […]
Later, the Ministry of Railways presented a strategy paper before the Standing Committee in a meeting on 22 December. The newspaper says that at present 13,765 acres of railway land is on lease. There is over 3,514 acres of cultivable land, which will be leased out for cultivation. Of this, 350.49 acres of land is […]
Railway officials termed the DO letter of the ministry recommending promotion of the officer of their choice as an unprecedented move. This is not only unethical but also a violation of government service rules. There have been several instances in the past of the Ministry issuing DO letters and those letters were issued to officers […]
Railway is still popular in Bangladesh for safety and comfortableness. It’s cheaper and during the present Covid-19 pandemic railway didn’t increase its fare. Moreover, railway has stopped selling standing tickets and has been selling only fifty percent of its total seat capacity. But buying a ticket has not been easy. Standing on long queues to […]
Rail station area and platforms have never been friendly to passengers. During the rush hours, rail stations become so crowded that women, children, and elderly people find it very difficult to move. Many are not railway passengers. There are strollers, some simply spend time there. Many people travel without tickets. Platform is another problem. In […]
It was around 1:45 am on Kurigram bound intercity train ‘Kurigram Express’, a 32-year-old pregnant woman Kamrunnahar was severely suffering from labour pain. Kamrunnahar and her husband Nasir Molla were perplexed and wondering what to do. She was also bleeding. At that time the train was about to cross Natore railway station. They informed the […]
There were three types of railway tracks in Bangladesh, narrow gauge, meter gauge and broad gauge. These three types of tracks were placed during colonial era. Later narrow gauge tracks were replaced. But still Bangladesh railway is divided in two regions for meter gauge and broad gauge tracks. Broad gauge carriages are larger and capable […]
