FOLLOWING an international tender, Bangladesh Railways (BR) has awarded PT Inka, Indonesia, a Taka 5.62bn ($US 71m) contract to supply 150 stainless steel-bodied passenger coaches, including 50 broad-gauge and 100 metre-gauge vehicles.
THE government of Bangladesh has signed a €135m loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance track-doubling and upgrading of the 72km Laksam - Akhaura line in central Bangladesh.
BANGLADESH Railway (BR) has awarded a Rs 200m ($US 3m) contract to Barsyl, India, to conduct detailed design and construction supervision for the rehabilitation of the Kulaura - Shahbazpur line.
THE Indian government has allocated Rs 9.8bn ($US 153m) towards the construction of a 15.1km rail link from Agartala in the eastern state of Tripura to Akhaura in Bangladesh.
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to provide about $US 6bn to help fund road, rail and regional connectivity projects in Bangladesh.
BANGLADESH's minister for road transport and bridges, Mr Obaidul Quadar, says a tender to pre-qualify bidders for a contract to supply 24 six-car metro trains will be published on January 31.
BANGLADESH Railway (BR) has issued a tender for the supply of a fleet of 70 metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives.
BANGLADESH Railway has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Railway Group to build a new line to serve the southeast of the country.
DHAKA Mass Transit Company has appointed British architects John McAslan & Partners (JMP) to design stations for the first phase of the metro network in the Bangladeshi capital.
BANGLADESH Railways (BR) has published an invitation to prequalify for a contract to design and build a 60.4km 1676mm-gauge line linking Khulna with the port of Mongla in the Ganges delta.