Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

Road safety and speed will remain compromised on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway even after the completion of its ongoing Tk 17,000 crore expansion, a recent audit report warns.

Jannatul Ferdous usually travels to her village in Gaibandha in Al Hamra Paribahan from Dhaka. The AC bus operator charges Tk 1,200 per ticket.

People have started leaving Dhaka to celebrate Eid with their loved ones and their journeys have mostly been hassle-free.

The target for 2025 is a 50 percent reduction in tuberculosis incidence rate compared to that of 2015.

Only 35 government hospitals offer kidney dialysis at a relatively low cost, while there are just 350 specialist doctors for treating the tens of thousands of patients.

With Bangladesh Railway (BR) set to fully open the newly constructed Jamuna Railway Bridge on March 18, train fares for routes using the bridge will increase from the following day.

The government is set to create supernumerary posts to accommodate over 7,000 government doctors and medical college teachers who have been awaiting promotion.

The metro rail authority is considering several measures to improve services and simplify the ticketing system as passenger numbers rise rapidly.

43pc posts lie vacant; colleges built during AL rule worse off

Bangladesh and India began a two-day meeting to review Indian-funded projects, which have been running behind schedule.

The government is set to relaunch Dhaka Nagar Paribahan today on a single route

Police will file cases matching the number plates of the vehicles with BRTA database

Bangladesh’s media industry has seen some major shake-ups, with more than two dozen outlets shuffling leadership positions following the July mass uprising last year.

As much as $670 million (around Tk 8,200 crore) from slow-moving World Bank-funded projects will be repurposed, with most of the funds going towards budget support as the government looks to navigate the narrow fiscal space amid a slowing economy.

At least 5,480 people died in 5,856 road crashes in 2024, according to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.

Five years have passed since the country’s first underground metro rail project was approved, but construction of the key structure has not yet begun.

The issuance of new vehicle registrations in Bangladesh declined for the second straight year in 2024, dropping by 15 percent compared to 2023.

Friday’s road crash on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway that claimed the lives of six people and injured four others was inevitable.

The bus that killed 6 had no valid documents

Failing to procure specialised buses for launching dedicated bus service on Dhaka-Gazipur Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, the authorities are now introducing BRTC buses on the route, a deviation from the original plan.