Metro services snapped for 30 minutes

Metro rail services faced nearly half an hour of disruption yesterday due to power cuts.
7 July 2024, 18:00 PM

PM leaves for Beijing tomorrow on 4-day visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave for Beijing tomorrow morning on a four-day bilateral visit, to elevate the relations between the two countries
7 July 2024, 14:41 PM

Metro rail services halted for 30 mins due to 'power outage'

"Metro rail has started regular operation as the power supply is now normal," said a post on the official Facebook page of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
7 July 2024, 09:03 AM

Promised Chinese Loans: Transport sector projects fare poorly

China promised to provide loans for eight transport sector projects eight years ago, but only one of those has been completed so far.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Metro fare won't increase this month

Govt forms committee on VAT-related issues
4 July 2024, 15:29 PM

Meeting to decide VAT on metro fare tomorrow

The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry will be holding an inter-ministerial meeting tomorrow regarding VAT-related issues of the metro rail service.
3 July 2024, 16:49 PM

Rajbari-Tungipara: A lone train operating on Tk 2,110cr line!

Bangladesh Railway had taken up a project in 2010 to bring Tungipara of Gopalganj under the railway network without carrying out any feasibility study.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Metro fares won’t go up from today

Despite the NBR not extending the VAT exemption on metro rail fares, the metro rail authorities have decided not to increase fares from today.
30 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Metro fares won't increase from tomorrow

Metro rail authority said they are yet to receive a reply from NBR regarding their appeal seeking a review of the revenue authority's decision to impose 15 percent VAT from tomorrow (Monday)
30 June 2024, 15:59 PM

Dhaka-Tangail route: Rail connectivity restored after 4 hrs

Dhaka's rail connectivity of north and southwest regions was restored tonight, hours after it was snapped due to the engine failure of Dhaka-bound Kurigram Express
27 June 2024, 16:04 PM

Dhaka's rail connectivity with north, southwest regions snapped

Dhaka's rail connectivity of north and southwest regions was snapped today due to the engine failure of Dhaka-bound Kurigram Express
27 June 2024, 13:15 PM

Transport workers block roads in Mymensingh

A Rab-14 team arrested four transport workers, including a leader, from the city's Rahmotpur bypass area over allegations of extortion
27 June 2024, 13:06 PM

Sylhet's rail link restored after 8.5 hours following derailment

Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed this morning, eight and a half hours after its suspension following derailment of two bogies of the intercity Paharika Express train at Katalpur in Sylhet's Fenchuganj upazila
27 June 2024, 05:59 AM

Dhaka-Sylhet rail link snapped

Sylhet's rail communication with Dhaka and other parts of the country was cut off this evening after the Sylhet-bound Paharika Express train derailed in Fenchuganj
26 June 2024, 16:42 PM

Padma Bridge collected Tk 1,648cr in tolls in 2 years since inauguration: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said a total of 1.27 crore vehicles used the Padma Bridge in the past two years
25 June 2024, 10:41 AM

Trial run to begin next month

An Indian goods train will begin its trial run through Bangladesh next month, as the two neighbouring countries have agreed to utilise each other’s rail lines under rail transit facilities.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Two bridges by the locals, for the locals

Locals said that they raised Tk 30 lakh to construct the two bridges, whose total length is 1,240 feet. Of the two bridges, the bambo-made one is 900-feet, while the wooden bridge stands is 340 feet long
19 June 2024, 01:00 AM

The ones who stayed for some extra cash

Workers who came to the capital or stayed back to earn some extra cash during the Eid-ul-Azha thronged Gabtoli and nearby areas for buses
18 June 2024, 18:51 PM

Eid Journey Home: Northbound people suffer

Tens of thousands left Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with their families, with those heading north complaining of a dearth of transport, overcharging by bus operators and long tailbacks.
15 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Traffic normal on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, Padma Bridge

Traffic movement was normal on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway and Padma Bridge this evening
15 June 2024, 14:32 PM