The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry will be holding an inter-ministerial meeting tomorrow regarding VAT-related issues of the metro rail service.

Bangladesh Railway had taken up a project in 2010 to bring Tungipara of Gopalganj under the railway network without carrying out any feasibility study.

Despite the NBR not extending the VAT exemption on metro rail fares, the metro rail authorities have decided not to increase fares from today.

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)

PM to formally conclude the much-talked-about project on July 5

Resolving irregularities in selling tickets and improving on-time performance are the two main challenges for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said Biman's new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan today

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

Dhaka's rail connectivity of north and southwest regions was snapped today due to the engine failure of Dhaka-bound Kurigram Express

A Rab-14 team arrested four transport workers, including a leader, from the city's Rahmotpur bypass area over allegations of extortion

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

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

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

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.

Bangladesh and India are planning to launch a train service connecting Kolkata and Rajshahi

Bangladesh and India have agreed to launch a bus service connecting Kolkata and Chattogram

Bangladesh and India are likely to sign a memorandum of understanding for using each other’s railway lines to boost cross-border connectivity.

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

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

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.

Traffic movement was normal on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway and Padma Bridge this evening