A daylong national consultation workshop on strategy for sustainable freight transport in Bangladesh was organised jointly by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges of Bangladesh and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific held virtually yesterday (18 May 2022).

The rail service between Bangladesh and India is likely to resume from May 29 after the operation remained suspended for more than two years due to pandemic.

Railway services between Bangladesh and India are likely to be resumed from May 29 after the operation remained suspended for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

At least three mega infrastructure projects, including two fast-track ones, are facing supply chain strain due to the ongoing Covid-induced lockdown in China’s Shanghai.

Rail communication has resumed between Dhaka and Mymensingh after remaining suspended for three hours.

The railways authorities aimed to start operating trains on Mawa-Bhanga section through Padma Bridge on the same day as the opening of the long-cherished bridge for the public.

The low-lying areas in Sylhet division have submerged due to excessive rainfall in the country’s north-eastern region and in India’s Assam and Meghalaya.

Railway authorities have directed its vendor that handles online-ticketing services to deploy a new app before Eid-ul-Azha to improve the service.

The government is taking a “go slow” policy for its plan to build a subway for Dhaka city and adjacent areas, which aims to ease traffic congestion and improve communication.

The government is going to form a dedicated company for operation and maintenance of Padma Bridge, which is expected to be opened next month.

For every kilometre an individual travelled by train operated by private firms, the Bangladesh Railway spent Tk 2.43 and earned Tk 0.62, incurring a loss of Tk 1.81, according to the last three years’ data presented before the parliamentary body on railways ministry.

In the last three years, the cost of train operation by a private company per passenger has been Tk 2.43 per km while the income was 62 paisa.

The difference between the number of registered motorcycles and actual bike-licence holders is growing due to lack of proper monitoring by the authorities.

A travelling ticket examiner (TTE), who was suspended for fining three passengers while travelling without tickets after introducing themselves as the relatives of the railways minister, returned to his workplace today after the suspension order was withdrawn.

Bangladesh Railway yesterday reinstated the job of the TTE who fined three individuals travelling on a train without tickets and claiming to be the railways minister’s relatives.

Eid holidaymakers suffered immensely on ferry terminals, roads and highways while returning to Dhaka yesterday.

Terming the suspension of travelling ticket examiner (TTE) Shafiqul Islam and travelling without tickets a trivial matter, Railways Minister’s wife’s nephew Imrul Kayes Pranto blamed journalists for bringing the issue to public.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passenger welfare platform, today sought resignation of Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan for lodging complaint through his wife against travelling ticket examiner (TTE) Shafiqul Islam who fined three individuals travelling without tickets.

Thousands of people returning to Dhaka after the Eid holidays suffered immensely at ferry terminals on the Padma over the last two days.

Voicing deep concerns over the loss of lives in road accidents during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday said no effective steps have been taken to reduce road crashes.