Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has suspended operation of ferry services on Shimulia-Banglabazar route, on the Padma river, from 3:00pm today, due to strong current.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is planning to form a separate body for carrying out feasibility studies and getting consultancy services for its potential and ongoing projects.

The railways ministry recently requested the Economic Relations Division to urge the Chinese government to re-evaluate its decision to not finance the Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line project.

Commuters on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route were going for launch services today as only four small ferries are operating on the route following a 12-hour suspension.

Ferry service on the Padma river, on Shimulia-Banglabazar route, has been suspended since this evening -- due to strong current.

Waterway movement through Shimulia-Banglabazar route resumed this morning, nine hours after suspension due to strong current in the Padma river.

Around 500 vehicles, most of them goods-laden trucks, were waiting at the Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj till yesterday evening to cross the Padma, as ferry movement was slowed down due to strong currents.

To ease the pressure of vehicles and keep the ferry services normal on the Paturia-Daulatdia route, four ferries have been brought from Munshiganj’s Mawa Ghat yesterday.

A new ferry service was launched today connecting Bogura and Jamalpur in order to improve communication, trade and commerce between the two northern districts.

More than 300 goods-carrying trucks remain stuck at Paturia-Daulatdia ghat as ferries have been moving slowly due to the strong current in Padma river today.

The seventh Oxygen Express, from India, has reached Bangladesh with 186.29 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen.

Traffic congestion today intensified at the Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari, seemingly ignoring government instruction on operating half of the total number of public transports.

As most of the restrictions on movement were lifted today, public transport operation resumed across the country after 19 days, amid fear of further surge in Covid deaths and infections.

In order to avert the risks of ferries ramming into pillars of the under-construction Padma bridge, the authorities yesterday decided that ferries will not carry heavy vehicles, like buses and trucks, between Shimulia and Banglabazar terminals as long as there is strong current in the river.

Heavy vehicles (passenger and freight) are not being allowed on the Shimulia-Banglabazar ferries until strong current in Padma river subsides.

A total of 1,218 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen has been imported in six consignments from India, by "Oxygen Express", through Benapole land port.

With the Delta variant of Covid spreading across the country, the government decision to allow buses to run at full capacity from tomorrow has baffled health experts.

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) yesterday signed contracts with two companies for installing 28 axle load control centres across the country to prevent overloaded vehicles plying the highways.

Bangladesh Road Transport Owners’ Association has urged the government to withdraw the decision of operating half of public transport on the roads from August 11.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided to operate 38 intercity and 20 commuter and mail trains from August 11 with full capacity.