Special trains planned for Tarique Rahman’s return to Dhaka

Special trains will operate on several routes on December 25 to ease travel to Dhaka for BNP leaders and supporters marking the return of party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.

The Railway Ministry approved the arrangement following requests from BNP’s central and regional offices, according to an official press release issued on Monday.

As part of the plan, special trains will run on ten routes, while additional coaches will be attached to a number of regular services based on passenger demand. To accommodate the special operations, the Rajbari Commuter (Rajbari–Poradah), Dhalarchar Express (Pabna–Rajshahi) and Rohanpur Commuter (Rohanpur–Rajshahi) services will remain suspended for the day.

The ministry apologised for any inconvenience caused to regular passengers.

The special services will cover the Cox’s Bazar–Dhaka–Cox’s Bazar, Jamalpur–Mymensingh–Dhaka–Jamalpur, Tangail–Dhaka–Tangail, Bhairab Bazar–Narsingdi–Dhaka–Narsingdi–Bhairab Bazar, Joydebpur–Dhaka Cantonment–Joydebpur, Panchagarh–Dhaka–Panchagarh, Khulna–Dhaka–Khulna, Chatmohar–Dhaka Cantonment–Chatmohar, Rajshahi–Dhaka–Rajshahi and Jashore–Dhaka–Jashore routes.

Bangladesh Railway expects the special operations to generate around Tk 36 lakh in revenue. Authorities said all arrangements will be carried out in line with the Election Code of Conduct 2025.