Sylhet-Jakiganj route: Transport owners, workers call indefinite strike

Transport owners and workers of Sylhet called a strike on Sylhet-Jakiganj route for an indefinite period from Thursday morning, protesting the 'disorderly' movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on the route.
6 March 2023

'Govt considering to reopen small airports'

The government is considering to resume operations of the country’s five short takeoff and landing (STOL) airports in phases, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali said today.
2 March 2023

Sayedabad rail crossing to remain closed till Sunday morning

That means the major road connecting the capital with Dhaka-Mawa and Dhaka-Chattogram highways will be completely cut off for over 2 days
2 March 2023

Facilitating Work of Metro: Gabtoli terminal to be relocated in a year and half

Gabtoli Bus Terminal, the largest and the busiest inter-district bus terminal in the capital, has to be relocated for the construction of a metro rail line. This may lead to suffering for tens of thousands of passengers.
2 March 2023

Causing traffic jam since 1998

In 1998, a bridge was built  over the Brahmaputra river on Jamalpur-Sherpur Highway to ease commute between the two districts. But soon after, vested quarters occupied the entry points on both sides of the bridge to establish an illegal autorickshaw stand.
1 March 2023

Metro now stopping at Mirpur-10

Mirpur-10 became the fifth metro rail station to be opened to public yesterday, two months after the inauguration of the country’s first metro rail service in Dhaka.
1 March 2023

Mixed reactions mark the first day

There were mixed reactions on the first day of Bangladesh Railway implementing its move to make pre-registration with NID cards or birth registrations mandatory for intercity rail travel.
1 March 2023

Metro rail will now stop at Mirpur-10 station

Metro rail has started picking up and dropping passengers at the Mirpur-10 station from this morning
1 March 2023

Metro rail Mirpur-10 station opens tomorrow

The fifth metro rail station is set to be opened tomorrow.
28 February 2023

Mrt Line-5 Construction: Southern route to cost 35pc higher than northern

The government is going to construct another metro rail line, whose construction cost per km is some 35 percent higher than that of a similar metro line.
27 February 2023

MRT-1 construction won't cause major damage to Purbachal Expressway

"A little damage may be caused [due to the construction of MRT Line-1]. The central reservation of the expressway may be damaged. But this does not mean that the entire road has to be torn down," said Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri.
26 February 2023

Mrt-5 Northern Route Alignment: RHD, metro rail authority at odds

The metro rail authorities and the Roads and Highways Department are in a tussle over the route alignment of MRT-5 (north), physical work on which is expected to start in July.
25 February 2023

This has turned out to be a cat and mouse game

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has expressed his frustration over the issue of illegal parking on the capital’s Mayor Annisul Huq Road, saying it has become a “cat and mouse” game.
22 February 2023

Bangladesh to become aviation gateway between east and west

The third terminal at the Dhaka airport, expansion of the runway, and improving the Cox's Bazar International Airport would take the country towards prosperity by utilising the geographical advantages of Bangladesh
22 February 2023

Mayor Annisul Huq Road: The curse of illegal parking

Mayor Annisul Huq Road, a major thoroughfare in Dhaka, is severely plagued with illegal parking.
21 February 2023

Kite halts metro rail service for half an hour

Rail services resumed around 10:15am after the removal of the kite
20 February 2023

Govt to procure 300 electric double-decker buses from India

These 300 buses will be procured for the BRTC under a line of credit (LOC) deal signed with India
19 February 2023

Train engine breaks down: Rail link with northern districts resumes after 1 hour

Train operation between Dhaka and the country’s northern districts resumed one hour after Jamuna Express’ engine went out of order at Joydebpur Station of Gazipur district this morning
18 February 2023

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

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