Different government agencies have built at least 140 level crossings across the country over the last four years without taking permission from Bangladesh Railway.

Bangladesh Railway is not considering to hike train fare for now, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said today.

Installation of rail track on the lower deck of Padma Bridge started today, giving a big boost to the Dhaka-Jashore rail project.

Installation of rail tracks on the lower deck of Padma Bridge will start today.

Different government agencies and project authorities finally seem to be paying attention to safety regulations after five people were crushed to death by a girder of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line-3 on Monday.

Bangladesh Railway’s ticketing partner Shohoz-Synesis-Vincen-JV has issued around one crore train tickets in the last four months.

Launch fare has been increased by 30 percent, which will come into effect today (August 16, 2022).

Over half of the level crossings at different regions of Khulna and Jashore don’t have a gateman. Some of these crossings are registered under the ministry, while others remain unregistered.

Rail communication between Dhaka and northern parts of the country was restored this morning (August 15, 2022) after suspension for nearly 12 hours following derailment of three compartments of a train in Gazipur last night.

Rail communication between the capital and the country’s northern and south-western districts was suspended after three bogies of a train derailed in Gazipur last night (August 14, 2022).

Residents of 12 villages under four upazilas of Natore and Naogaon are suffering immensely as the bridge over Panaullah Canal in Natore’s Singra upazila remained unrepaired since it collapsed about seven years ago.

Although the demand for railway tickets on the Chattogram-Sylhet route has been increasing every year, the authorities of Bangladesh Railway could not add a single passenger train to the route in the last two decades.

As more and more people are losing their lives on unprotected level crossings, Bangladesh Railway and Local Government Engineering Department have been asked to complete an ongoing joint survey and submit a report by the end of next month.

Fifty-seven of the 79 level crossings on the 73km rail track in Brahmanbaria pose a serious risk of accidents as those are without any gatemen or arrangement for stopping the movement of vehicles and pedestrians during the passage of trains.

Due to traffic gridlock caused by an ongoing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, police have requested Dhaka airport-bound passengers to leave their homes early so that they can arrive on time.

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan today (August 9, 2022) said that no decision has been taken yet on raising train fare after fuel price hike.

The ground near two pillars of the Hardinge Bridge, the longest steel-made railway bridge, over the Padma is eroding at Sara and Rooppur points.

Owners’ proposal to double launch fare is unreasonable, Shipping Secretary Md Mostafa Kamal said today.

Launch owners are now demanding that they be allowed to charge twice the current fare when people are already reeling from hiked bus fares following the record surge in fuel prices.  

Following the record rise in fuel prices, launch owners are now demanding that the authorities double the launch fares.