Bangladesh Railway is a major transport company of the country, owned by the Government of Malikana and the government. There are a total of 2,877.10 km route of the Bangladesh Railway including a total of 2,083 regular employees. Since the railway is an important land transport system to connect one end of the country to the other end, overall improvement of the railways plays an important role in the economic development of the country.
In 1982, the management and development of railway was entrusted to the Railway Board with a chairman and four members. Then, the expulsion of the Railway Board for the purpose of administrative and operational management came into effect on 3 June 1982 and the activities of the Railway Board were entrusted to the Railway Division of the Ministry of Communications and the Secretary of that Division served as the Director General of Bangladesh Railway. For the same purpose, the Bangladesh Railway was divided into two regions east and west, under the administrative control of two general administrators. Two General Managers of the two regions are responsible to the Director General of Bangladesh Railway. Later, on 12th August 1995, the daily activities of the railway were separated from the ministry and handed over to Railway Professionals in the hands of the Director General. To determine the policy, the 9-member Bangladesh Railway Authority (BRA) is formed by the Ministry of Communications with the Ministry of Communication. Additional Director General and Joint Director General All
Assistant General Manager of two zones assisted by various specialized departments, who are responsible for managing, maintaining and financial management. Each zone is again divided into two main operations. These departments are managed under Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) and assisted by divisional officials of various specialized departments like Establishment, Transport, Commercial, Financial, Mechanical, Way and Works, Signals and Telecommunications, Electrical, Medical, Security Force. There are also two divisional superintendent under Pahartoli in the east and the workshop in the west. In addition, there is a locomotive factory under the control of Parbatipur Chief Executive for General Overhaul of Broad Gauge and Meter Gage Locomotives.
Under the 'Railway Training Academy (RTA)' under the Rector on the Bangladesh Railway, 'Planning Cell' under the Chief Planning Officer, for the coordination and consultation of 'Zone Department' (Stores Department), two zone accounts and economic management programs under the Chief Controller There are accounts department under the Additional Director General (Finance).
In order to inspect the various activities of the Bangladesh Railway related to the management of the train and to ensure the safety of transport by rail, the government of Bangladesh first constituted separate railway division and later railway ministry under the Ministry of Communication.
