Loco master, 2 others of CU shuttle train rescued after abduction

The loco master, assistant loco master, and guard of a Chittagong University shuttle train were released four hours after their abduction.
1 August 2022, 09:48 AM

3 including loco master of CU shuttle train abducted; communication on route suspended

The guard, loco master and assistant loco master of the shuttle train operating on the Chittagong University route have been abducted.
1 August 2022, 05:21 AM

Akhaura-Sylhet rail project: Negotiations resume after ERD intervention

The railway authorities have resumed negotiations with the Chinese company selected for the expansion of the Akhaura-Sylhet rail line, after the process was halted for a year over contract price.
1 August 2022, 02:30 AM

‘Couldn’t help but drag them for half kilometre’

The locomotive driver of the Mahanagar Prabhati train, which hit a microbus on Friday morning killing 11, said he had no time to pull the brakes.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Deaths at level crossings: Last year’s tally surpassed already

The number of accidents and deaths at level crossings saw a sharp rise this year as over 80 percent of the crossings under the country’s railway network remain either unauthorised or unmanned, says Road Safety Foundation.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM

4 years on, no sign of repairing bridge that collapsed right before inauguration in Kurigram

A 40-feet long bridge constructed by Disaster Management Division at a cost of Tk 30,77,656 that collapsed in Borobhita union under Phulbari upazila of Kurigram before it was even inaugurated, has not been repaired even after four years.
29 July 2022, 05:07 AM

Road safety movement: Four years on, road fatalities keep rising

Four years ago today, two students were killed when a bus, competing with another to get passengers, ploughed into a crowd.
28 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Road crash on highways: Transport leaders for curbs on bikes

Transport leaders yesterday called for restrictions on motorbike operations on highways in a bid to reduce the number of road crashes – a major concern over the past years.
27 July 2022, 18:00 PM

“Curb bike movement on highways to reduce road accidents”, suggest transport leaders

Transport leaders today called for imposing restrictions on plying of bikes on highways to reduce road accidents.
27 July 2022, 15:47 PM

RU admission seekers protest: Padma Express leaves Rajshahi station after 2.5hrs

The Dhaka-bound Padma Express train left Rajshahi this evening (July 27, 2022) nearly two and a half hours after students including Rajshahi University admission seekers barred the train in protest of selling train tickets on the black market.
27 July 2022, 14:43 PM

Students protesting ticket sales on black market bar train from leaving Rajshahi

Students including Rajshahi University admission seekers barred a Dhaka-bound train of Padma Express from leaving the platform at Rajshahi in protest of selling train tickets on the black market.
27 July 2022, 12:18 PM

Substandard materials used in road work

Substandard materials are allegedly being used in construction of a paved road is Basail upazila, thanks to the alleged negligence of the authorities concerned.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Mismanagement in railway: DU student Roni calls off protest for now

Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni today (July 25, 2022) called off his protest, against the mismanagement and corruption in the country's railway system, for the time being.
25 July 2022, 17:30 PM

Shohoz says Roni’s allegations are false, no negligence in providing services

Shohoz JV today claimed that it showed no negligence in providing services, adding that the allegations made by Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni were not true.
25 July 2022, 12:52 PM

‘You cannot remain silent’

The High Court yesterday came down hard on Bangladesh Railway for mismanagement, ticket scalping and carrying passengers on the train roofs.
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Action against rail officials if passengers travel on train roof: HC

The High Court today (July 21, 2022) blasted Bangladesh Railway authorities for mismanagement in the railway services, including ticket scalping, and observed that no passenger can travel on train roof.
21 July 2022, 12:45 PM

Based on DU student Roni’s complaint, Shohoz fined Tk 2 lakh

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has fined ticketing platform shohoz.com Tk 2 lakh – for its negligence in the process of selling tickets.
20 July 2022, 08:42 AM

Train operation from Dhaka resumes after 3 hours

Train operation from Dhaka to other destinations across the country has resumed as demonstrating students called off their blockade at 12:22pm today (July 20, 2022).
20 July 2022, 06:55 AM

Train operation from Dhaka suspended

Train operations from Dhaka to other destinations across the country, except Narayanganj, have been suspended after some students blocked the rail line at Airport Station in the capital from around 9am today (July 20, 2022).
20 July 2022, 05:23 AM

Uttara-Agargaon part of Metro Rail to be operational by this Dec

Dhaka Metro Rail, from Uttara to Agargaon, will be operational by December this year, project officials said. They shared the information at the ECNEC meeting today (July 19, 2022).
19 July 2022, 10:07 AM