Public transport services: Uniform ticketing on cards

The government is going to enact a law to introduce a uniform ticketing system for all public transport services including metro rail, buses, trains and launches.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Postogola Bridge opens to traffic today after repair

The Postogola Bridge over the river Buriganga will be opened to traffic from 6:00am today after the completion of repair works at the entry point of Dhaka.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Postogola Bridge opens to traffic tomorrow morning after repair

The Postogola Bridge on the Buriganga river will be opened to traffic from 6:00am tomorrow after the completion of the repair works on the important bridge at the entry point of Dhaka.
8 March 2024, 16:14 PM

Mind the gap: Metro rail a relief for female commuters

It is crucial to include a gender perspective in transportation infrastructure. It is a world built by men for men
8 March 2024, 13:19 PM

Padma Rail Link: Chinese firm resumes work after 25 days

The Chinese contractor for the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project halted some major work for 25 days since February 10 over pending payments.
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM

When bending the rules deserves praise

Bangladesh Railway's West Zone and Rajshahi University take extraordinary measures so that 700 admission seekers do not miss their exams
7 March 2024, 13:48 PM

Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway: Huge interchange to keep traffic flowing

The authority of Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway Project is going to build an interchange for smoother traffic movement at Baipail where three major roads meet.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM

TIB report on transport based on assumption

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Bangladesh Road Transport Owners’ Association yesterday rejected the report of Transparency International Bangladesh, which said bus operators pay at least Tk 1,059 crore in illegal tolls and bribes annually.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Tk 1,059cr' bribe: Transport owners association rejects TIB report

Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Associations today rejected the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report, which said bus operators pay a total of at least Tk 1,059 crore in illegal tolls and bribes annually
6 March 2024, 15:28 PM

'Bus operators pay annual bribes of Tk 1,059cr': BRTA chief rejects TIB report

The report, according to BRTA Chairman Nur Mohammad Mazumder, was written with poor motivation and presumptions
6 March 2024, 07:33 AM

Bus operators pay Tk 1,059cr a year in bribes

A section of unscrupulous BRTA officials and staffers, policemen, transport associations, staffers of city corporations and municipalities, and people affiliated with political parties get shares of the bribes and extorted money
5 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Biman to operate 40 more flights during Eid

Biman Bangladesh airlines will operate 40 extra domestic flights centring the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr to meet the demand of increasing number of passengers at that time
5 March 2024, 17:02 PM

Congestion on the Dhaka-Ctg highway as locals protest gas supply cut

Heavy traffic jam was reported on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway as residents of Munshiganj’s Gazaria protested the suspension of gas supply in the area by blocking it
5 March 2024, 14:15 PM

Biman to operate additional flights ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr

Like previous years, Biman Bangladesh Airlines said it intends to operate additional flights on domestic routes for holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr
5 March 2024, 09:10 AM

Private bus owners pay Tk 1,059 crore in bribes annually: TIB

Private bus operators have to pay at least Tk 1,059 crore in bribes annually, according to research by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)
5 March 2024, 08:15 AM

US-Bangla to start daily direct flights to Abu Dhabi from April 19

US-Bangla Airlines is going to start daily direct flights from Dhaka and Chittagong to Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates from April 19
4 March 2024, 16:19 PM

124-yr-old Railways Act to be amended for stringent punishment: minister

The government is working to amend the 124-year-old Railways Act, 1890 for updating it through incorporating harsh punishment to stop various irregularities in rail, Railways Minister Zillul Hakim told parliament today
4 March 2024, 16:19 PM

Water transport workers to go on indefinite strike from Tuesday

Water transport workers across the country is set to go on an indefinite work abstention from early Tuesday to press home their 11-point demand
3 March 2024, 14:39 PM

Shahadat Hossain re-elected HAAB president

M Shahadat Hossain Taslim has been re-elected president of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) as his panel secured 27 posts in HAAB's central executive council and biennial election
3 March 2024, 14:19 PM

Locomotive failure: Dhaka's rail link with northern districts restored after 4 hours

Rail communication of Dhaka with the northern region through the Bangabandhu bridge via Joydebpur was restored four hours after it was suspended following the locomotive failure of a commuter train in Tangail today
29 February 2024, 06:51 AM