Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

Four Dead And Many Injured After A Train Fire - Bangladesh

At least four people have died in a fire that broke out in four compartments of a passenger train in the Gopibagh area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. The incident took place around 9:00 pm when the Benapole Express train was heading towards the Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka. The Fire Service and Civil Defense said that miscreants set fire to four compartments. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 10:20 pm. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

China-built elevated expressway opens to traffic in Bangladesh's Dhaka

STORY: China-built elevated expressway opens to traffic in Bangladesh's Dhaka DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the First Dhaka Elevated Expressway 2. wide shot of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at the opening ceremony 3. various of traffic in Dhaka STORYLINE: The First Dhaka Elevated Expressway, one of the country's major flagship infrastructure projects, partly opened to traffic on Sunday. The 19.73-km expressway was jointly invested and built by two Chinese companies and a Thai company. It runs from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, a major airport in Bangladesh, to Dhaka's central Kamalapur railway station before connecting with the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, the main transportation artery in the country. Speaking at the opening ceremony on Saturday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called the expressway "a new milestone in Bangladesh's city mass transport system." Upon completion, the expressway is exp

Dhaka's 1st elevated expressway construction gains Chinese impetus

STORY: Dhaka's 1st elevated expressway construction gains Chinese impetus DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD BELAL HOSSAIN, Safety and coordination manager of the joint venture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN ZHANYIN, Chinese technician 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): SAJJADUL KABIR, Bangladeshi technician 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZOU BING, Deputy construction director of the project's Banani section STORYLINE: The First Dhaka Elevated Expressway (FDEE) is being built in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, which is one of the world's most densely populated capitals with some of the worst traffic jams. The 20-km expressway runs from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Dhaka's central Kamalapur railway station, before connecting to the main transportation artery in Bangladesh. In 2011, the Bangladesh Bridge Authority contracted an overseas construction company to build the expressway. Almost a decade later at

Eid travelers line up for advance tickets in Bangladesh

STORY: Eid travelers line up for advance tickets in Bangladesh DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of thousands of Bangladesh travelers waiting in line to get advance tickets STORYLINE: As Eid al-Fitr, a festivity that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan draws near, ticket counters at Bangladesh's railway stations have witnessed a growing number of travelers. Since last weekend, thousands of people have lined up at the Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital Dhaka every day, waiting to buy tickets for Eid trips. Bangladesh Railway on April 23 began to sell train tickets in advance for Eid travelers who will flock home to join the festival with their families. Muslim-majority Bangladesh will celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival on or around May 3, depending upon moon sightings. According to Bangladeshi Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan, this year, advance tickets for Eid would be available in train stations and on the app.

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

A railway worker cleans a train at the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

A railway worker cleans a train at the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

General view of the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

A railway worker cleans a train at the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

General view of the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

A railway worker cleans a train at the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

A railway worker cleans a train at the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

General view of the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

A railway worker cleans a train at the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

General view of the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

Bangladesh Battles Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Crisis - Dhaka

A railway worker cleans a train at the Kamalapur Railway Station. Public transport services on land, rail, and waterways are set to resume operations after the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown ends. The Cabinet Division on Sunday issued a circular confirming that the nationwide strict lockdown. Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2021. Photo by Sazzad Hossain/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM