Bangladesh clarifies media reports on Durga temple destruction, says temple built without permission, land owned by RailwaysThe Bangladesh government defended the demolition of a Durga temple in Dhaka, asserting it was built illegally on railway land. Despite ini...
30 Jun, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
Dhaka temple razed: India dismayed as Bangladesh cites land issue, not failure to secure Shri Shri Durga MandirIndia is unhappy with Bangladesh's action. A Durga temple in Dhaka was demolished. The government cited illegal land use. India says the te...
27 Jun, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Trains cancelled across Bangladesh as rail union goes on strikeRailway staff in Bangladesh went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits, causing cancellations and disruptions for tens of thousa...
28 Jan, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu urges S Jaishankar to ensure safety of gurdwaras, temples in BangladeshUnion Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu expressed concern over attacks on Sikh shrines and Hindu temples in Bangladesh. He urged External Affair...
06 Aug, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
China lobbies hard to bag railway contract in Bangladesh despite local authorities' cost concernsET has learnt Bangladesh Railway Authorities sought alternative funding for the project (Akhaura-Sylhet rail upgradation) but certain other...
22 Mar, 2023, 08.49 AM IST
India ramps up rail cooperation with Dhaka, will hand over 10 broad gauge locomotivesIndia will on Monday hand over 10 broad gauge (BG) locomotives to Bangladesh as a part of its grant assistance to the eastern neighbour. In...
27 Jul, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Exporters tap rail route to send over 9,000 tonnes of spices to Bangladesh amid lockdownDuring 2019-20, around 1,09,950 tonnes of spices valued at Rs 1,005 crore were exported to Bangladesh and the major items shipped are cumin...
19 Jul, 2020, 06.28 PM IST
Train crash kills 16 people in central BangladeshA railway spokesman said the the pre-dawn accident appeared to have occurred when Chittagong-bound Udayan Express was changing tracks at Mo...
12 Nov, 2019, 01.35 PM IST
Bangladesh begins building 14,000 shelters for Rohingya refugeesMyanmar says the crackdown is a response to last month's deadly attacks on police by militants in the northern state and denies it is targe...
17 Sep, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
Train derails on second day of Bangladesh strike, sabotage suspected"The train (Mymensingh Express) derailed as miscreants removed 42 feet of the track," said a railway spokesman.
02 Feb, 2015, 04.17 PM IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urges Narendra Modi for improvement of relation with BangladeshSarkar said towns in Tripura were connected by railway network with erstwhile East Pakistan and Agartala itself was serviced by Akhaura rai...
09 Aug, 2014, 03.41 PM IST
Constructions of Agartala-Akhaura rail line to begin by JanuaryThe process for laying 15.054 km long railway tracks to connect Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh will start latest by January next.
18 Jun, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
Weekly closer of Indian LCS is ruining huge volume of Indo-Bangla tradeIndian authority keeps Indo-Bangla cross border exim through Land customs Stations along West Bengal border closed on every Friday
17 Jun, 2013, 07.16 PM IST
Weekly closer of Indian LCS ruining huge volume of Indo-Bangla tradeHuge volume of export consists of perishable items and those are getting soiled due to this weekly off day causing heavy loss.
17 Jun, 2013, 04.34 PM IST
- Cherra Companyganj State Railways, a mountain railway that existed 125 years ago
Meghalaya does not have a rail link at present but around 125 years ago people from this quaint hill-station made memorable journeys.
15 Mar, 2012, 11.28 AM IST
- Bangladesh to propose means to ease train service with India
Bangladesh is to propose to India a series of measures to ease immigration and custom checks to reduce journey time for the just launched D...
20 Apr, 2008, 05.09 PM IST
- Dhaka-Kolkata train to begin in July
Bangladesh and India are set to link Dhaka and Kolkata by a train service expected to commence in July, as the railway authorities of the t...
06 Jun, 2007, 07.40 PM IST