Railway in search for investors
In a bid to manage funds for the Bhanga to Payra Port rail line, railways authorities have started talks with a UK-based company -- IM Power PLC -- over the 214km line.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Foreign trip spree amid pandemic
Bangladesh Railway and railways ministry officials will make four trips to Europe, the USA, and India over the next three months despite the pandemic for what they said would be studies, receiving training, and visiting factories.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
They knew all along
The Tongi Bridge remained damaged for a quite long time, but authorities, instead of refurbishing the bridge, kept it only operational by putting steel sheets on it for the last two months, disregarding the risk of accidents.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Installing tracks on Padma Bridge: Railway to seek expert opinion
Railway authorities have decided to seek opinion from independent experts about whether traffic movement on Padma Bridge would cause problems for installing rail tracks on the lower part of the double-decker bridge.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Regulating Three-Wheelers: Banned on nat’l, regional highways
No three-wheelers or easy-bikes would be allowed on the national and regional highways. Such vehicles must have route permit, registration and fitness clearance for operating on the dedicated routes. And their drivers have to obtain licences.
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bus Fare Hike In Dhaka, Ctg: On paper 28pc on roads 50PC
The government’s move to hike the bus fares appears to have spawned a free-for-all: many operators were charging as much as 50 percent higher fares, while the CNG-run buses were also collecting fares at the new rate that does not apply to them.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Public burden heavier now
The bus and launch fares are now up by as much as 28 percent and 43 percent respectively, in the first manifestation of the impact the Tk 15 hike in diesel and kerosene prices will have on the cost of living for the poor and the middle-class.
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Transport Strike: Sufferings on for slow govt response
Slow response from the government left the general public suffering for a second consecutive day as buses and trucks stayed off the roads protesting the fuel price hike.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Impact of Fuel Price Hike: Living now even harsher for poor
No one knows how the poor man dines, says a Russian proverb that now seems all too fitting in light of the government’s decision to hike the prices of diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka circular rail: Worth the investment?
A South Korean consortium has started its study to assess whether it would invest on a project for building a circular railway around the capital, under a public private partnership (PPP) initiative.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Financing 2 Railway Projects: After China spurns, govt up for options
After failing to secure Chinese loans for two major railway projects, the government decided to look for alternative sources.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Electric Train Service on N’ganj-Dhaka-Ctg Route: Finally on the right track
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is finally going to start a feasibility study to explore whether electric train service can be introduced on Narayanganj-Dhaka-Chattogram route.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Railway Projects’ Feasibility Study: Starting point of cascading delay
More than two and a half years ago, Bangladesh Railway had launched a project to carry out a feasibility study and prepare a detailed design to set up tracks for connecting Sunamganj district headquarters with the railway network.
27 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Ctg expressway project shelved
The government has officially abandoned its decade-long plan to build an expressway on the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor, a crucial cog for the Bangladesh economy, under public-private partnership -- after shelling out Tk 100 crore on a feasibility study and getting a detailed design.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Crash Compensations: Long-delayed trustee board formed, finally
The government has finally formed a trustee board to settle compensation claims over road accidents, but it will be fully functional only after the rules of Road Transport Act-2018 are formulated.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Transport sector: Govt compromises, yet again
Apparently giving in to pressure from transport associations, the government once again waived the fines for failing to update documents of vehicles on time.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Kushtia medical college hospital project: Delayed by 100 months
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to take punitive action against those responsible for unusual delays and irregularities in a project for building a medical college hospital in Kushtia.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation: In the throes of pandemic
Jewel Mia, a temporary employee of Motel Sylhet, has been working for the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation for the last four years.
26 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil Highway: Tangles at root of the mess
A project to acquire land and relocate utility service lines for expanding the Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil highway is likely to be delayed by two and a half years and cost double, according to the latest revision proposal of the project.
24 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Rail Link: Trains to run from 2022 December
The under-construction rail line between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar would be opened by December next year, said Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday. Project documents, however, tell a different story.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM