The Dhaka Metro Rail service was disrupted for around an hour this afternoon after a kite fell on the power lines 

Vehicles on four major national highways will have to pay tolls as the government looks to mobilise more funds for repair and maintenance work for the network of roads and highways.

Thousands of people have been suffering immensely since a concrete bridge at Ramakantapur village under Duali union in Sujanagar upazila remains without approach roads for over two decades now.

Mashiur Rahman Ranga and Khandaker Enayet Ullah have been re-elected as the president and secretary general respectively of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association (BRTOA)

Cox’s Bazar has to make do with just two daily trains against the huge demand, while travel time for people heading to the north by rail is longer than it should be because the Bangladesh Railway failed to get key projects going.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said steps are underway to increase the frequency of metro rail trains in view of commuters' growing dependence on its service

While the metro rail and elevated expressway alleviated congestion in certain parts of the capital, additional initiatives are required to address overall traffic jams, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.

Speakers suggest overhauling public transport, bringing discipline to traffic system

A worker of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway died after a container fell on him yesterday – a day after another person died as a steel frame from the structure fell on him – raising safety concerns.

Neary a year after missing the deadline, construction work of four bridges in Rangabali upazila, located far from the mainland, has remained half done due to alleged negligence of the contractor concerned.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the demand for half fare on metro rail is absurd and has no justification

Passengers suffer due to two interruptions on busy weekday

Metro rail authorities said they are having to close the entrances to the Uttara North station from time to time to cope with the heavy rush of passengers due to it being the last day of Biswa Ijtema

The prospect of having another major metro rail route in Dhaka looks bright as financing for the construction of the southern route of Mass Rapid Transit Line-5 has been confirmed.

Demand speakers at event

Usually, Fridays mean less passengers on Dhaka’s roads, making business difficult for buses. However, the game has changed since metro trains started operating between Uttara and Motijheel all day.

At the Dhaka University station, hundreds of passengers were seen waiting at packed platforms, hoping to board already overflowing trains

Disruption in ferry services on Kazirhaat-Aricha route continued for weeks due to the cold wave and dense fog that sweeping across the country for the last couple of weeks.

Rail communication with Rajshahi remained halted for around an hour this morning due to a fracture in the track near Arani Railway Station in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi

DMTCL requested commuters to plan their journey accordingly