Dhaka-Chattogram Highway finally coming under watch

1,427 CCTV cameras to be set up by June to check theft of RMG shipments, robbery
17 February 2023, 01:30 AM

Road Transport Act will not reduce crashes

The latest rules of the Road Transport Act will not be able to ensure road safety, speakers said at a dialogue yesterday.
15 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Intercity: NID copies compulsory from March 1 for rail travel

It will be compulsory for passengers to have copies of their identification cards while travelling on intercity trains from March 1 to keep black marketing and unauthorised travel in check, the railways minister said yesterday.
15 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Keeping ID copies compulsory for intercity rail travel from March 1

People will be able to register using NID, birth registration or passport using BR's system from tomorrow. No one will be allowed to buy tickets of intercity trains without pre-registration from March 1, he said.
15 February 2023, 10:28 AM

BR hires joint venture firm for feasibility studies of 11 sub-projects

The consortium of Japan's Oriental Consultant Global, France's EGIS and Malaysia's HSS will carry out the feasibility study and detailed design for 11 sub-projects
14 February 2023, 07:58 AM

Casualties in Road Crashes: Campaigners question govt’s low numbers

For the first time, the road transport and bridges ministry has made public the statistics of road accidents and casualties for a particular month, January.
14 February 2023, 01:15 AM

4 key railway lines likely to open before polls

Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail line, Khulna-Mongla rail line, Dhaka-Bhanga section of the Padma Bridge Rail Link, and Akhaura-Laksam double line are supposed to significantly improve communications
13 February 2023, 01:00 AM

Joydebpur-Ishwardi double line not before 2028

After China abruptly withdrew from its role of financier of the Joydebpur-Ishwardi Double Line Project a couple of years ago, Bangladesh Railway (BR) is now reviving it with Japanese assistance.
12 February 2023, 01:00 AM

Metro Rail: 2 more stations to open by Mar 1

Metro rail authorities will open the Uttara Centre Station to the public on February 18 and the Mirpur-10 station on March 1.
9 February 2023, 18:00 PM

96% of Bangabandhu tunnel completed

According to the project, two tubes having 35 feet wide, and 16 feet high have been constructed within an 11-metre gap so that heavy vehicles can pass through the tunnel easily.
9 February 2023, 11:12 AM

Traffic woes: Dhaka will see a 'massive difference by 2030', PM says

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Dhaka city will witness a "massive difference by 2030" as the government will implement various projects for improving rail connectivity to ease traffic congestion in the capital
9 February 2023, 09:00 AM

Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1

Full fledged operation--from morning to midnight--between Uttara and Agargaon will start in July.
9 February 2023, 06:36 AM

PM to open Rooppur rail line today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate a rail line, constructed for easing the transportation of cargo to Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, in Pabna today.
8 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Sylhet Highway: RHD hires 2 Sino-Bangla JVs to expand 35km portion

Under the deal, the joint venture will expand a 15.7km stretch from Sarail intersection to Budhonti bus stand in Brahmanbaria and build 11 bridges and 11 culverts and carry out other tasks.
8 February 2023, 14:44 PM

Concrete paving: Potential game changer in road construction

Ready-mix concrete is on a truck. An excavator carries and pours it onto the surface of an under-construction road. Then an automatic concrete-paving machine joins in and does the rest.
8 February 2023, 01:40 AM

60% work of HSIA terminal 3 completed, says state minister

The iconic terminal will be opened for operation in October this year.
7 February 2023, 13:43 PM

No licence, no bike

Nobody will be allowed to buy a motorcycle without a driving licence. Also, one would need a licence to get a motorcycle registered with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.
4 February 2023, 01:20 AM

Rail communications between Sylhet, Ctg restored

Rail communications between Sylhet and Chattogram resumed after one and a half hours of suspension following an engine failure of the Paharika Express train in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria this afternoon.
2 February 2023, 12:31 PM

Start of MRT-1 construction a new development milestone: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a new development milestone for Bangladesh has been set today with the inauguration of construction of the country's first underground metro rail.
2 February 2023, 07:03 AM

PM opens construction of Bangladesh's first underground metro rail

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the construction of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1, the country's first underground metro rail.
2 February 2023, 05:07 AM