Railway to buy 30 locomotives, purchase to be scrutinised
Monday, 11 August 2025
The Ministry of Railways has formed an inquiry committee to scrutinise the specifications, involving technical, electrical capacity, and operational capacity, in the purchase of 30 metre-gauge locomotives for Bangladesh Railway, reports bdnews24.com.
A press release from the Ministry of Railways on Sunday said that, based on the information obtained during the review, the panel will submit its findings to the ministry within 15 working days.
The purchase of these metre-gauge locomotives is under the project titled "Conversion of Chattogram-Dohazari Metre Gauge Railway to Dual Gauge Railway" being implemented by Bangladesh Railway.
The release also said that Bangladesh Railway has already prepared draft specifications for the purchase.