BR's test run: Special train from Dhaka reaches Bhanga via Padma Bridge

A special train operated by Bangladesh Railway on a test run reached Bhanga after a journey on the 82-km Dhaka-Bhanga line via the Padma Bridge today.
7 September 2023, 06:59 AM

Mawa-Bhanga: Test run of special train today

The Bangladesh Railway is going to start trial run of a special train on Mawa-Bhanga section crossing through the Padma Bridge today.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

20,000 posts vacant in Bangladesh Railway

Railways Minister Nurul Islam today told parliament that there are about 20,000 vacant posts in Bangladesh Railway
4 September 2023, 13:52 PM

Dhaka Elevated Expressway: Tk 18.5 lakh toll collected in 24 hours

More than 22,800 vehicles have travelled through the Dhaka Elevated Expressway in 24 hours till 6:00am today
4 September 2023, 06:44 AM

Dhaka Elevated Expressway: Over Tk 13 lakh collected in tolls on first day

More than Tk 13 lakh was collected in tolls from the Dhaka Elevated Expressway in 15 hours of operation on its first day yesterday
3 September 2023, 18:56 PM

First Day on Expressway: Commuters mostly elated

Azad Hossain, an employee at a private company, is beside himself with joy. He finds it difficult to process that the travails of his daily travel to his office have forever changed.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Police charge baton on railway workers; Dhaka’s rail link restored after 5 hours

Police today charged batons on the temporary workers of Bangladesh Railway, who blocked the railway tracks at Malibagh level crossing in Dhaka, halting Dhaka's rail link with other parts of the country for more than four hours
3 September 2023, 10:53 AM

Congestion at landing points after elevated expressway opens to traffic

Commuters experienced traffic jam at the landing points of Dhaka Elevated Expressway after it opened to traffic at 6:00am today
3 September 2023, 09:16 AM

Railway workers block Malibagh level crossing; train services disrupted

Temporary railway workers of Bangladesh railway staged a sit-in protest at Malibagh level crossing in Dhaka demanding job regularisation
3 September 2023, 06:22 AM

How to get on, off the elevated expressway

A part of the country’s first ever elevated expressway is open to traffic since this morning.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM

A new era in Dhaka commute

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday opened the country’s first elevated expressway, which is expected to usher in a new era in Dhaka’s commute by significantly cutting the travel time.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM

PM opens country’s first elevated expressway

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the 11.5 km Airport- Farmgate segment of 19.73-km Dhaka Elevated Expressway, the first of its kind in the country, raising high hope to reduce traffic congestion and commuters' travel time in the capital
2 September 2023, 09:38 AM

Dhaka’s First Elevated Expressway: All set for grand opening

The long-awaited Dhaka Elevated Expressway is set to be inaugurated today partially, bringing new hope for easing the perennial traffic woes in the capital.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM

PM to open airport-Farmgate section of elevated expressway tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the much-awaited elevated expressway's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport-Farmgate section to traffic tomorrow.
1 September 2023, 07:33 AM

Bridge built without approach road

A bridge, built over a canal at Rupnagar village in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila over one and a half decades ago, has been lying unused since construction as it does not have an approach road on one side, causing immense suffering to residents of several nearby villages.
30 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Railway E-Ticketing: 17yrs gone, only 18pc stations covered

The online ticketing system of Bangladesh Railway covers only 85 of its 483 stations, forcing travellers to buy tickets from the counters at the stations or from scalpers at significantly higher prices.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Railway staff defer strike for 10 days

Railway staffers, including loco-masters, postponed their scheduled strike from early today for 10 working days.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Railway staff postpone strike for 10 days

Railway running staffers, including loco-masters, postponed their scheduled strike from early today for 10 working days
27 August 2023, 14:38 PM

4,000 Acre Rail Land: Locked in litigation

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is in a legal predicament as it struggles to recover around 4,000 acres of land grabbed by private citizens and public entities alike.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Rail link with Khulna restored after seven hours

Train communications with Khulna was restored this morning after seven hours following the derailment of a freight train at Basundia Singiai under Jashore's Sadar upazila
24 August 2023, 07:03 AM