Waterbuses fail to gain popularity
Due to irregular schedules and poor management, the much-hyped waterbus of Buriganga and Turag has failed to gain popularity in its
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM
People suffer from strike on waterways
Holding luggage in one hand and his child in another, Nuruzzaman was desperately looking for a launch followed by his wife
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM
BRTC facing fund crisis
Financial crisis is looming in the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) following implementation of the new pay
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Confusion over road crash death count
Statistics by a non-government organisation on causalities in road accidents during Eid holidays contradict with the government data, raising confusion over the accurate number of victims.
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Hassle-free return to city
Forgetting the usual hustle-bustle of city life, he played rural games, fished in the pond, planted trees, joined hours-long chitchats with school friends and cousins at his village home.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Launch, bus operators charge higher
With the rush of Eid holidaymakers getting momentum, bus and launch operators like previous years are overcharging passengers.
4 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Home-goers risk their lives
Launch operators are cashing in on the huge rush of passengers and overloading their vessels on Mawa-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river risking lives of thousands ahead of eid.
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Dodgy buses returning
Eid offers business opportunities for transport owners and they would never want to miss it. But there are some unscrupulous owners who would compromise with passenger safety just to make that extra profit.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Motorcyclists get on-spot registration service
Rayhan Uddin, a private job holder, bought a motorcycle a few months ago but could not register it due to time constraint.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Bus tickets for Eid trips vanish in few hours
Ashraful Alam had been standing in a queue at the Gabtoli counter of SR Paribahan since 8:00am yesterday to buy two advance tickets for June 4 to go to Dinajpur ahead of Eid.
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Launches getting ready for Eid, fear of overcharging exists this year too
Like every year, owners are hectically repairing their launches to catch passengers ahead of Eid.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Reducing economic inequality must for achieving SDGs
Proper management of natural resources, reduction of disparity in property ownership between rich and poor as well as public-private partnership are crucial to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), said discussants at an international conference yesterday.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Final phase of UP polls today
Another 698 union parishads (UPs) go to the polls in the sixth and final phase today, after the electioneering and voting days in all the
3 June 2016, 18:00 PM
EC content just by sending letters to home ministry
The Election Commission's measures to curb violence in the ongoing union parishad polls remain confined to only sending letters to the home ministry, asking for its help.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM
EC receives scores of complaints
The Election Commission has received scores of complaints over anomalies in the fifth phase of the union parishad polls held on May 28.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Bus fare cut turns out to be farce
The reduced passenger fares announced by the government on May 3 have not been implemented amid slack monitoring by the road transport and bridges ministry.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Independents, rebels lobby for fair polls
As an independent chairman candidate in the ongoing Union Parishad polls, she does not want any extra favour; rather her
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM
EC seeks more action to check polls violence
As violence continued with each phase of the Union Parishad polls gone by, the Election Commission has asked the home ministry to
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Ballot stuffing by polling officers ominous
The tendency of polling officials increasingly getting involved in stuffing ballot boxes in the ongoing union parishad (UP) polls has
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM
UP polls: 4th phase of voting today
Another 703 unions of 47 districts go to polls in the fourth phase today amid tension and fear of violence as many ruling Awami
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM