Rhd road safety division: Dropped when needed most?

At a time when there’s a heightened public concern over traffic deaths and safety, the Road Safety Division of the RHD may soon cease to exist.
12 January 2022

Transport at half-capacity: Owners lobbying to get order withdrawn

Transport leaders are at it once again: throwing their weight to get the government to take a decision that serves their interests.
12 January 2022

Buses to operate at half capacity with same fare from Jan 15

Buses will start carrying passengers at half capacity from January 15 (Saturday) -- maintaining health guidelines and restrictions issued by the government.
12 January 2022

Metro to be costlier than Padma bridge

The eagerly-awaited Dhaka metro rail project is set to witness huge cost escalation and time extension after a new drawback has shown up in the design: inconvenient entrance and exit points at the stations.
11 January 2022

Trains to operate at half capacity

Following the latest Covid curbs issued by the government, Bangladesh Railway has decided to operate trains at half capacity from January 15, while maintaining health safety rules.
11 January 2022

Truckers’ trouble at Kazirhat

Truck driver Babu Miah was on his way to Dhaka last Monday. With a truck-full of vegetables, he was journeying from Pabna through Kazirhat-Aricha ferry ghat. This route made the most sense to him, as it saved distance and fuel cost.
11 January 2022

Trains to be operated at half capacity from Jan 15

Trains will start carrying passengers at half capacity from January 15 (Saturday) -- maintaining health safety rules.
11 January 2022

Bus, launch fares likely to go up

The government yesterday decided that only those vaccinated would be allowed to staff vehicles and vessels.
10 January 2022

A hectic day for commuters

While it’s usual for the capital’s streets to see increased traffic on weekday mornings, yesterday’s gridlock was still something out of the ordinary.
10 January 2022

Dhaka roads that’ll be closed to traffic tomorrow

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will restrict traffic movement on Hatirjheel and adjacent areas for seven hours -- from 4:00am -- tomorrow for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2020.
9 January 2022

RHD inks deal with Chinese consortium to build 4-lane expressway

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) today signed a contract with a Chinese consortium to turn the Hatirjheel-Rampura-Amulia-Demra road into a four-lane expressway.
9 January 2022

Bridge collapse brings woes to villagers

More than 5,000 people of two unions in Barguna’s Taltali upazila are in great distress as the lone bridge connecting them has collapsed.
5 January 2022

Rail communication with Dinajpur snapped following derailment in Parbatipur

Rail communication of Dinajpur with other parts of the country remain suspended following a train derailment in Parbatipur upazila of the district early today.
5 January 2022

Priority now on metro for port city

Chattogram residents can look forward to a metro rail service after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for one as part of the government’s efforts to improve connectivity.
4 January 2022

Tk 2,490.97cr project approved for Ctg

The government has taken a Tk 2,490.97 crore project to develop Chattogram’s road transport network and solve the port city’s traffic congestion.
4 January 2022

Chattogram will get its metro rail too: Planning Minister

A metro rail project will be introduced in Chattogram too, Planning Minster MA Mannan said today following an Ecnec meeting.
4 January 2022

Ctg-Kaptai bus strike enforced

Owners of Chattogram-Kaptai bus services halted operations in the early hours yesterday after CNG-run auto-rickshaw workers, passengers and bus staffers scuffled on the route the night before.
2 January 2022

Main structure of 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Pirojpur completed

Construction of the main structure of 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge -- over Kocha river in Pirojpur -- was completed on December 28, according to the Chinese embassy in Bangladesh.
30 December 2021

Collapsed bridge unrepaired for over a year

An iron structured bridge over Pakhimara canal under Kalapara upazila of the district has remained unrepaired after it collapsed over a year ago, causing suffering to thousands of locals.
29 December 2021

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Project cost to go up again

The cost of Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway project is set to rise again as the authorities are going to do some additional work, mainly to ensure road safety.
29 December 2021