Dhaka airport runway to be closed 5hrs a night for next 2 months

The runway of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka will remain closed for five hours each night for the next two months starting tomorrow for renovation of the runway lighting system..Kamrul Islam, executive director, HSIA told The Daily Star that flight operations in the
1 February 2023, 06:54 AM

MRT-1 to be built without damaging Purbachal Expressway: MAN Siddique

Metro rail authorities today said they would not have to break down the Purbachal Expressway to construct the elevated section of MRT Line 1.
31 January 2023, 09:10 AM

Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening

The country’s first metro rail transported 3.35 lakh passengers till yesterday.
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM

Bangabandhu Railway Bridge: Minister optimistic, challenges aplenty

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has said the construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge will be completed within the August 2024 deadline.
31 January 2023, 01:00 AM

Bangabandhu railway bridge construction to end on time

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today said the construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge will be completed within the deadline -- late next year.
30 January 2023, 11:50 AM

Underground metro rail: PM to inaugurate construction work Feb 2

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the construction work of the country's first ever underground metro rail (MRT Line-1) on February 2.
30 January 2023, 10:55 AM

Ministry forms road-safety branch

Road transport and bridges ministry has formed a new road safety branch, headed by a deputy secretary, that will look after road-safety issues.
29 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Govt forms branch dedicated to road safety

The road transport and bridges ministry has formed a new road safety cell, headed by a deputy secretary, that will be responsible for road safety-related issues.
29 January 2023, 09:14 AM

Buses hired for AL's Rajshahi rally, Natore commuters left in lurch

Commuters in Natore are suffering due to a shortage of buses that usually go through the town as a majority of the vehicles were hired to take Awami League leaders and activists to Rajshahi for the ruling party's divisional rally there.
29 January 2023, 08:33 AM

Ferry service limps due to poor facilities

Although ferry services on Najirganj-Dhawapara route, connecting Pabna and Rajbari districts through the mighty Padma river, kicked-off on January 1, it failed to attract travellers and bring any fruitful result for lack of necessary facilities.ccc
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM

People suffer as LGED, WDB trade blame

A total of six bridges built on Fanai river, flowing through the southern part of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, have either collapsed or partially broken down allegedly due to unplanned dredging of the river.
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Three-wheelers overrun Mymensingh city roads

Traffic congestion has now become a nightmare for Mymensingh city dwellers, as battery-run auto-rickshaws, mostly unregistered, occupy almost all roads illegally.
25 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Metro rail will now stop at Pallabi station

Nearly one month after the inauguration of the metro rail service in Dhaka, Mirpur’s Pallabi Station was opened to commuters yesterday.
25 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Metro rail will now stop at Pallabi station

Nearly one month after the inauguration of the metro rail service in Dhaka, Mirpur’s Pallabi Station has been opened to commuters today. Now, commuters can travel from Uttara North Station to Pallabi, Pallabi to Uttara, and Agargaon to Pallabi, said Managing Director (MD) of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) MAN Siddique.
25 January 2023, 06:10 AM

Sylhet transport strike called off after 5 hours

Five hours after going on an indefinite strike, Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad today called it off after the local administration assured them that their demand would be met.
23 January 2023, 06:23 AM

Transport Sector Projects: When coordination authority fails to coordinate

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, also at the helm of Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, yesterday admitted the government agencies implementing transport sector projects in the capital lacked coordination.
23 January 2023, 01:40 AM

Indefinite transport strike in Sylhet

Sylhet district transport workers called a strike for an indefinite period demanding bail of Ali Akbar Rajon, joint secretary of Sylhet Bus-Minibus Workers' Union.
22 January 2023, 20:16 PM

Underground metro: Physical work now set to start on Feb 2

The date for starting the physical work of country's first-ever underground metro rail line has been deferred to February 2 from January 26.
22 January 2023, 15:24 PM

Padma Bridge to get costlier

The long-cherished Padma bridge is set to cost more after the bridges division sought more funds and time to complete the structure even though it is open to the public since June last year.
20 January 2023, 01:30 AM

Padma bridge site’s unused land to be leased out

Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) is set to lease out 180 acres of unused land of the Padma Bridge project to the government-owned North West Power General Company for setting up a solar power plant.
19 January 2023, 18:00 PM