Although the Road Transport Act was passed three years ago, its rules have not been formulated yet, preventing the authorities from executing some vital sections of the law which aims to curb crashes and bring discipline to the road transport sector.

Around 45 percent pot bearings, a vital element for load transmission, of Bangabandhu Bridge have been found problematic and require replacement.

The long-awaited opening of the bridge over the Payra river next month will bring relief to people of the country’s southern regions, but the project will also stand as an example of poor implementation of a construction scheme. 

Within six years of joining Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), the bank balance of an assistant director swelled to about Tk 12.84 crore.

A long-awaited railway project for setting up a direct rail line between Bogura and Sirajganj, ultimately shortening Dhaka-Bogura travel distance by 112 kilometres and time by three hours, has finally seen some progress.

The Chinese contractor that has been building the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram is also set to be responsible for its maintenance and toll collection.

A ferry service that is scheduled to be launched on the Baleshwar river in December this year -- connecting Sharankhola upazila in Bagerhat with Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur -- is likely to usher in a new era of communications and economic activities in surrounding upazilas of the two districts and beyond.

Another consignment of metro rail coaches with four bogies and two engines reached the Mongla port this afternoon.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the World Bank is delaying its decision to finance Bangladesh’s road safety project, despite repeatedly expressing interest in it.

The country witnessed a sharp rise in road accidents and deaths this year due to a huge numbers of small vehicles plying the highways and a lack of monitoring by the authorities concerned.

The long-delayed dedicated rapid bus service from the Dhaka airport to Gazipur is set to start from December next year -- six years after its original start date and at more than double the outlay.

The physical work of another elevated expressway, which will facilitate vehicles’ quick entry and exit to and from the capital, is likely to start next month as the uncertainty over Chinese funding is now over.

A total of 200 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen was imported to Bangladesh from India through the Benapole land port by Oxygen Express today.

It is uncertain whether the rail and road communication on the long-cherished Padma Bridge can be opened for the public on the same day, likely in June next year.

It is uncertain if Padma Bridge and its rail link project on Bhanga-Mawa section can be launched for public on the same day.

Train communication of Dhaka with northern and southern districts of the country was restored after remaining halted for five hours today.

After extending the deadline several times, the authorities are now saying that they will open a portion of Dhaka Elevated Expressway to public in December next year.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today announced that a part of Dhaka Elevated Expressway will open next year.

The Planning Commission has raised question about a Roads and Highways Department (RHD) project requesting more money when the project deadline had already been extended trice and its cost increased. 

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday hoped the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) from Gazipur to Dhaka airport would be opened in the next year along with much-anticipated mega projects -- Padma Bridge, metro rail and Karnaphuli tunnel.