North-bound Eid journey: Traffic movement slow, but no jam

Vehicular movement on the west zone highways of Bangbandhu Bridge slowed in since the evening due to rush of holidaymakers ahead of Eid
15 June 2024, 13:28 PM

Over Tk 4.80cr toll collected on Padma bridge yesterday

Over Tk 4.80 crore toll was collected on the Padma Bridge yesterday
15 June 2024, 08:45 AM

Bus operators charging extra at Gabtoli terminal amid Eid rush

Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a number of private bus operators have been charging extra fares from their passengers at Gabtoli terminal
15 June 2024, 08:30 AM

Dhaka-Mymensingh route: Passengers suffer at Chandana

Passengers suffered immensely tonight at the Chandana intersection in Gazipur due to dozens of makeshift stalls set up on one side of the highway
14 June 2024, 18:59 PM

No traffic jam on roads ahead of Eid

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said there is no traffic congestion on the country’s roads and highways despite the pressure of vehicles during the Eid journey.
14 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Free movement of vehicles resumes on Bangabandhu Expressway

Traffic movement on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway has returned to normal after massive disruption early today
14 June 2024, 12:25 PM

Free traffic flow resumes on Dhaka-Tangail highway

A 20-km traffic congestion on the highway towards Bangabandhu Bridge from Tangail eased in the morning after nearly five hours
14 June 2024, 08:10 AM

New schedule for metro rail from June 19

As the government has adjusted the office timing in the government offices from 9:00am to 5:00pm, the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has announced a new schedule starting from June 19
13 June 2024, 19:39 PM

Occupied footpaths do not go with a modern Dhaka

The capital city of Dhaka is going through an extraordinary transformation. The most recent modern addition to that is the MRT-6, the first of a series of metro rail lines being developed or planned
13 June 2024, 12:11 PM

No metro rail services on Eid day

Metro rail service will be unavailable on the day of Eid-ul-Azha (June 17), said MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd
13 June 2024, 11:50 AM

Operation of Ctg-Cox’s Bazar train resumes amid high demand

People are happy to get back the special train service on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar route as the authorities resumed its operation yesterday after a 12-day break
13 June 2024, 06:05 AM

Traffic jam mars Eid journey north

People have started leaving the capital for the Eid-ul-Azha holidays and many suffered yesterday due to traffic snarl-ups on Dhaka-Rangpur highway and train delays.
12 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Traffic jam, delay in train schedule mar Eid journey

With people starting to leave the capital ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, many endured sufferings today due to a snarl-up on a major highway and delayed departure of at least 10 trains
12 June 2024, 15:44 PM

Eid travel: DMP warns bus owners against overcharging

DMP Additional Commissioner Munibur Rahman today said action will be taken against bus owners who will charge holidaymakers extra during Eid-ul-Azha
12 June 2024, 09:24 AM

Measures underway to make BR profitable: minister

Railways Minister Zillul Hakim today told parliament that work is underway to approve projects over procurement of rolling stock for ensuing easy travel of the rail passengers and increasing revenue through transporting goods
10 June 2024, 12:54 PM

St Martin’s Island cut off from mainland

All types of water transport have been halted between Saint Martin’s Island and Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar for the last three days since Friday due to several firing incidents on boats by Myanmar criminals, triggering a food crisis on the island.
9 June 2024, 18:08 PM

Road, Rail, Bridge Sectors: Allocation cut may hamper projects

The government has proposed to cut down budgetary allocation for road, rail and bridge sectors by around 9 percent in the next fiscal year.
8 June 2024, 18:00 PM

BR to raise fares of 3 trains to and from India on June 15

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is going to hike the fare of three trains to and from India from June 15 because of the devaluation of taka against the US dollar
4 June 2024, 11:56 AM

Regulate, don't ban, says study on easy bikes

The vehicles consume only 2.5pc of total power capacity, it says
3 June 2024, 14:56 PM

Railway off track

A whopping Tk 1.22 lakh crore was poured into Bangladesh Railway for its development over the last 16 years, but the agency still faces a crippling crisis brought by ageing locomotives, carriages, and a shortage of staff due to what experts say are poorly planned and delayed projects.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM