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The strike was withdrawn after the union received assurances that their demands would be addressed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) has issued a circular suspending all trains to and from Dhaka starting from 12:01am tomorrow. This suspension will remain in force till June 30, Sardar Shahadat Ali, additional director general (operations) of BR has said.
In a rare move, the railways ministry yesterday changed the directors of 17 projects of Bangladesh Railway, aiming to facilitate their quick implementation.
Dhirendra Nath Mazumder, additional director general (infrastructure), of Bangladesh Railway has been appointed as director general of the state-run transport agency.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is working to establish a rail network across the country for providing transportation to people and goods at a cheaper rate.
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume selling its bottled water brand "Rail Pani" from November 15 after three tests found its quality eligible for drinking.
Bangladesh Railway (BR) resumed passenger train operations at full capacity this morning, three and a half months after it began services on a limited scale.
Eighty-four more trains -- mostly local and commuter -- are going to be added to the fleet between September 10 and 16, as Bangladesh Railway (BR) is trying to normalise service.
Bangladesh Railway has changed its previous decision that made carrying national identity card (NID) mandatory for passengers while traveling on trains, aiming to check ticket-scalping.
Bangladesh Railway has decided to resume operation of all intercity trains gradually between August 16 and 30.
Bangladesh Railway today signed a contract with a South Korean joint-venture firm to procure 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages to replace the old ones and increase the number of trains.
