Railway

Railway

Representational image. Photo: Collected

India to build first cross-border railway with Bhutan

An initial 69-kilometre railway, estimated to cost $390 million, will connect India's northeastern city of Kokrajhar to Bhutan's Gelephu, a town of 10,000 people near the Indian border.

Herd of wild elephants

Tk40cr AI cameras planned to prevent elephant accidents on Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail line

A worker operates a lathe machine at Naim Engineering Workshop in Saidpur. Established in 1996 by Naim Khan, the workshop now employs 21 locals, producing railway components worth around Tk30 lakh annually for the Saidpur Railway Workshop. Photo: TBS

Railway parts industry fuels light engineering boom in Saidpur

Diploma engineering students stage a protest in Gazipur’s Shimultoli area on 14 August 2025. Photo: TBS

Diploma engineering students disrupt train services between Dhaka and north for 40 minutes

Representational image. Photo: Courtesy

BR forms probe body to verify specs of 30 locomotives' purchase

A file photo of people boarding the government-run Betna Express at a railway station. The train operates on the Benapole-Khulna-Mongla route via Jashore. Photo: TBS

Despite profitability, Betna Express rail service handed over to pvt sector

Officials from Bangladesh and Japan governments during an agreement signing ceremony on 27 June 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh signs $630m loan deal with Japan for Joydebpur-Ishwardi rail project

Hindu idols dismantled in Khilkhet, Dhaka, on 26 June 2025. Photo: Collected

Railway authority clarifies removal of temporary Puja structure from govt land in Khilkhet

Railway seeks Tk2,000cr foreign loans to revive coach assembly, modernise workshops

Railway seeks Tk2,000cr foreign loans to revive coach assembly, modernise workshops

Rail communication between Rajshahi and the rest of the country disrupted on 11 June. Photo: Collected

Protesters stage demo in Rajshahi blocking railway tracks, demanding station renovation, intercity train stop

File photo shows two tickets of Bangladesh Railway. Photo: UNB

Train ticket black market: ACC cracks down across major stations

Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh. File Photo: TBS

ACC launches drive at 8 major railway stations over Eid ticket black market, passenger harassment

Railway under pressure to add more stoppages for intercity trains

Railway under pressure to add more stoppages for intercity trains