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Bangladesh Railway ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে) is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Ministry of Railways and the Bangladesh Railway ...
Cox's Bazar Express. The Cox's Bazar Express ( Bengali: কক্সবাজার এক্সপ্রেস) is a non-stop intercity train belonging to Bangladesh Railway – East Zone that runs between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar railway station from 1 December 2023. This is the first commercial train that gives service in Cox's Bazar. [1]
In 2016 the ministry proposed a 7.8% hike in the ticket prices of Bangladesh Railways. The announcement faced criticism and demands for reduced corruption in the ministry. [4]
Sheikh Hasina Wazed[ a] (born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. [ 3][ 4] She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh. Having served for a combined total ...
Education. Kabi Nazrul Government College (master's, 2015) Occupation. Train driver. Salma Khatun is the first female train driver of Bangladesh. She started work as Assistant Locomotive Master (ALM) of Bangladesh Railway in 2004. [1] [2] [3] Since she became the first female ALM with Bangladesh Railway, she has been joined by at least 14 more.
The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj.At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency.On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3. +. 3⁄8 in) Track owner (s) Bangladesh Railway. Upaban Express ( Bengali: উপবন এক্সপ্রেস) is an intercity train running from Dhaka to Sylhet under Bangladesh Railway. Upaban Express was inaugurated on 4 May 1988. Three other intercity trains, Parabat Express, Jayantika Express and Kalni Express run ...
Bangladesh Railway Class 3000 is the latest class of meter-gauge locomotive of the Bangladesh Railway. As of 2020, total 476 meter-gauge and broad-gauge diesel locos (including the old 11 class 3000 locos) have been imported in Bangladesh. Most of them are diesel-electric, but 80 locos are diesel-hydraulic.