Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- The government has taken up a Tk 1,791.66 crore development project to renovate and maintain railway tracks in the eastern zone of Bangladesh Railway in a bid to improve safety, expand capacity and enhance overall passengers and freight services.

The project, titled "Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Railway Tracks in the Eastern Region of Bangladesh Railway", will be fully funded by the government (GoB) and implemented over four years-from July 2025 to June 2029-by Bangladesh Railway, according to a project document.

According to the document, the main objective of this development project are development and capacity enhancement of the existing rail communication up to Chittagong, Noakhali, Mymensingh and Jamuna Bridg...