Metro rail opening: 7 conditions for residents, businesses

Police have set seven conditions for residents and businesses along the Agargaon to Uttara's Diabari metro rail route for the security of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she is going to ride the train on December 28.
21 December 2022, 16:14 PM

Metro Rail: Tickets to go on sale after PM’s trip

Metro rail authorities are planning to start selling single- and multiple-use cards after launching the country's first metro rail on December 28.
18 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Dense fog halts traffic on Bangabandhu Bridge for 3 hours

Dense fog forced the authorities to halt vehicular movement on the Bangabandhu Bridge for three hours this morning.
18 December 2022, 04:15 AM

Cut metro rail fare by 50pc, demands Jatri Kalyan Samity

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has called for a 50 percent reduction in the metro rail's minimum and per kilometre fare.
17 December 2022, 09:03 AM

BR goes for massive recruitment

Bangladesh Railway has started its biggest recruitment process in recent time as the state-run rail transport agency is running short of manpower, hampering its services seriously.
17 December 2022, 01:30 AM

Acute gridlock on Dhaka-Aricha, Nabinagar-Chandra highways

Commuters on the Dhaka-Aricha and Nabinagar-Chandra highways are suffering in severe gridlock since today morning.
16 December 2022, 16:02 PM

Metro rail opens on Dec 28

People’s wait for the country’s first-ever metro rail is going to end when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opens the new mode of public transport on December 28.
15 December 2022, 18:00 PM

8 trains cancelled after derailment in Tangail

Bangladesh Railway has cancelled eight trains from Dhaka to different destinations in the country’s north and northwestern regions today following the derailment of a freight train in Tangail last night..The trains are: Rajshahi-bound Silk City Express; Lalmonirhat-bound Lalmoni Express; R
13 December 2022, 10:21 AM

No bus parking outside terminals from April 1: Mayor Atiqul

No inter-district bus will be allowed to park outside of its own terminal from on April 1 next year, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said today.
13 December 2022, 09:31 AM

Train services between Dhaka, northern region resume after 10hrs

Rail communications between Dhaka and northern districts were restored this morning, around 10 hours after a freight train derailed in Tangail's Kalihati upazila last night.
13 December 2022, 04:43 AM

Metro ready to roll this month

The Uttara North Station near Diabari yesterday was abuzz with staffers, officials and engineers for preparations, as the country’s first-ever Metro Rail service is expected be launched commercially by the end of this month.
12 December 2022, 18:00 PM

A quick glance of metro rail facilities

Metro rail authorities today held a demonstration of the facilities inside metro rail station ahead of the first phase of the elevated rail project opening to public in the last week of this month.
12 December 2022, 15:13 PM

Bhanga-Jashore-Benapole Highway: Estimated outlay jumps before project approval

The proposed Bhanga-Jashore-Benapole Highway development project will be setting an example of how poor planning and uncertainty over funding can escalate the implementation costs sharply.
12 December 2022, 01:40 AM

Novoair flight delay triggers scuffle at Saidpur airport

A scuffle broke out between Dhaka-bound passengers and Novoair staff at Saidpur Airport this morning over a delayed flight.
11 December 2022, 16:39 PM

Akhaura-Agartala rail link to open by June: railway minister

The new railway line bewteen Akhaura and India's Agartala will be opened by June, Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujon has said.
11 December 2022, 14:24 PM

DMP unveils traffic guidelines for Victory Day

Dhaka Metropolitan Police has issued guidelines for vehicular movement at key points in the capital on the occasion of Victory Day on December 16.
11 December 2022, 14:20 PM

AL rally in Savar results in 2km tailback on Dhaka-Aricha highway

Awami League's rally in Savar has resulted in a two-kilometre tailback on the Dhaka-Aricha highway around Radio Colony area.
10 December 2022, 12:42 PM

Dhaka-Ctg high speed railway project: China firm seeks to ‘build-own-operate’

A Chinese state-owned company has proposed to implement Dhaka-Chattogram High Speed Railway Project by forming a company, where China will have an 80 percent share.
10 December 2022, 01:30 AM

Drop in buses coming to Dhaka from Ctg ahead of BNP rally

Fewer inter-city buses left Chattogram for Dhaka today as passengers in the port city are apparently staying away from the capital before BNP's divisional rally, set for tomorrow.
9 December 2022, 15:51 PM

Long-haul buses being checked at Dhaka entry points

Police have been checking long-haul buses as well as other vehicles at different entry points in Dhaka since morning.
9 December 2022, 07:54 AM