Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
After 43 years, the Maitree Express renewed rail transport between Bangladesh and Kolkata of India in 2008. [63] A second rail service, the Bandhan Express, connecting Kolkata and Khulna, began in 2017. [64] A third service, the Mitali Express, from Siliguri to Dhaka, started in June 2022. [65] Bangladesh is part of the Trans–Asian railway ...
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.
In contrast to practices in other nations, Bangladesh has four ministries responsible for transportation within the country. They have specific responsibilities, such as: Road safety: Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges; Civil aviation: Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Maritime transport: Ministry of Shipping
In 2005, the World Bank published a study report, recommending that the government of Bangladesh build a mass transit system in Dhaka. In the same year, American consultancy firm Louis Berger Group prepared a strategic transport plan for Dhaka. [1] The World Bank helped to develop this plan, which proposed the construction of five MRT lines in ...
The project is being managed by the Communications Ministry's Dhaka Transport Co-ordination Authority, and a consortium of foreign and Bangladeshi firms known as the NKDM Association is acting as the project's general consultant. The NKDM Association consists of Nippon Koei Japan and Development Design Consultants (local consultant - Bangladesh).
A feasibility study conducted by the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) identified a route from Narayanganj to Gazipur as a viable option for implementation for BRT Line 7. However, progress on the project has been hindered by a lack of interest from relevant authorities and land encroachments throughout the route. [3]
Road Transport and Highways Division signed an agreement with the government of Japan worth 88 billion Taka to build three bridges and one flyover. [5] The department drafted the Road Transport Act in 2017 which was subsequently approved by the cabinet of Bangladesh .
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.