Schedule may be disrupted, railway official says
The strike was withdrawn after the union received assurances that their demands would be addressed
Railway workers should withdraw strike, return to the negotiation table
Tensions flared at Rajshahi Railway Station this morning, as hundreds of passengers, frustrated by the suspension of train services, engaged in acts of vandalism
Passengers, including women and children, were seen waiting at the stations, unsure of their next steps.
Train drivers and their support staff began a nationwide indefinite work abstention from early today for special allowance after retirement and other demands.
The 169-km Dhaka-Jashore railway line was constructed at a cost of Tk 39,247 crore, the most expensive railway project in Bangladesh.
The railways ministry has cancelled the lease of 24 trains, which are currently being operated by private operators, allegedly for violating conditions of the contracts.
A whopping Tk 1.22 lakh crore was poured into Bangladesh Railway for its development over the last 16 years, but the agency still faces a crippling crisis brought by ageing locomotives, carriages, and a shortage of staff due to what experts say are poorly planned and delayed projects.
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.
Occupied land must be returned to the owners, with compensation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the 72km Akhaura-Laksam section, where dual-gauge double rail lines were installed under a Tk 6,504.54 crore project
While the Bangladesh Railway has taken and implemented dozens of projects to expand its rail lines and acquire new locomotives and carriages, its workshops remained neglected for years.
The chronic inefficiencies of Bangladesh Railway must be addressed
Government should urgently find a way to address engine shortages
Relevant agencies must work together to improve their safety
With more than two-thirds of the 3,111 level crossings in the country considered unsafe, a government survey has recommended improving safety features of around 2,000 rail crossings.
Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?
Although Bangladesh Railway has expanded its efforts to provide rail transport in more areas of the country, its central locomotive workshop in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is unable to operate at full force owing to a shortage of workers and funds.
