Rail projects derailed: 14 likely to miss deadline
The Bangladesh Railway will likely miss completion deadlines for 14 of the 20 projects scheduled to end this fiscal year.
6 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Offshore Smart City: Can a parliamentary committee recommend a project to PM without due diligence?
Can a parliamentary standing committee recommend a project directly to the prime minister without any due diligence? The law explicitly does not permit it.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Eid home rush: Bottlenecks look ominous
Eid holidaymakers could face long tailbacks at the bottlenecks on two major highways and at the ferry terminals on the Padma river.
26 April 2022, 18:00 PM
A peek into Uttara north metro rail station
Once you reach the metro rail’s Uttara North station, you will see seven staircases on its both sides.
21 April 2022, 18:00 PM
An effort to ensure efficiency
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is bringing more of its vehicles under vehicle tracking system (VTS) to ensure transparency and efficiency in fleet management.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Fixing fare for Dhaka metro rail: No decision yet
Fare for the much-awaited metro rail service -- which is expected to be introduced in Dhaka in December this year -- has not yet been fixed even though a committee in this regard was formed more than a year and half ago.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Eid during covid lull: Will the highways be ready?
As the Covid-19 infection rate is at its lowest in Bangladesh, more people are expected to be leaving the capital and other major cities for Eid this year after a two-year lull.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
RHD to introduce country’s 1st road operation unit: Highway management set to improve
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is going establish a dedicated Road Operation Unit (ROU) for the first time to manage and monitor a national highway efficiently.
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Akhaura-Agartala Link: A series of never-ending delays
The Akhaura-Agartala Rail Link, a Bangladesh Railway (BR) project, was supposed to be completed within December 2018.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Major reason for traffic jams? 70% registered vehicles in Dhaka motorbikes, pvt cars
Fewer than three percent of registered vehicles in Dhaka city are buses and minibuses, exposing the poor public-transport situation of the capital, where over two crore people live.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM
New rail line to link Shariatpur
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is considering linking Shariatpur district headquarters with the railway network to implement the government’s plan of taking railway services to all districts.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Still no new action plan for road safety
The government has failed to formulate a new action plan for road safety, even though tenure of the previous one expired in 2020.
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM
44 RHD projects: Only three on track
While the Roads and Highways Department says 44 of its ongoing projects will be wrapped up this fiscal year, documents reveal only three would end within their original deadlines.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-ctg connectivity plans: Going nowhere as govt keeps flip-flopping
Indecision, short-sightedness and piecemeal measures have long been plaguing the government plan to upgrade Dhaka-Chattogram corridor, considered the economic lifeline of the country.
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Highways set to get ‘smart’
Large LED displays will be set up on highways to notify road users about changes in road and weather conditions, including traffic congestion, accidents and foggy atmosphere. They can also get the information through a mobile app and a dedicated website.
28 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Two agencies for similar work
Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) is going to get jurisdiction to carry out feasibility study and construction of the subway, a train-based mass transit system.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Tk 24cr project to explore electric train service
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided to carry out feasibility study on another railway route to explore whether electric train services can be introduced there.
23 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Bus franchising system: New law on cards
The government is going to formulate a new law to regulate bus service using the franchise system, which is expected to bring discipline in Dhaka’s public transport sector.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Accidents on waterways: Numbers, casualties continue to rise
Accidents on rivers and subsequent fatalities have seen a gradual increase over the last three years and experts see the authorities’ poor monitoring of the waterways operations as the main reason.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
BRT Line-3: By any means necessary
It may sound unusual that a project implementation agency will pay contractors the “retention money” while the project is running, as this is supposed to be paid after the completion of the works.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM