Just months until the travel chaos ends

The much-awaited third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is scheduled for a soft-launching in October this year
15 March 2023, 17:00 PM

Metro rail: Kazipara, Mirpur-11 stations open to public from today

Metro rail has started picking up and dropping passengers at the Kazipara and Mirpur-11 stations
15 March 2023, 03:29 AM

Transport master plan violated at will

Ignoring the Revised Strategic Transport Plan, government agencies on their own initiated eight major projects in and around the capital. The projects could end up on the chopping block and the money already spent could be written off.
14 March 2023, 01:00 AM

Saudi Arabia launches Riyadh Air

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has announced the establishment of a new airline, "Riyadh Air"
13 March 2023, 14:26 PM

Akhaura-Laksam railway project: Work resumes after BSF lifts objection

Construction work on the Akhaura-Laksam railway project, which was suspended for two-and-a-half years due to Indian Border Security Force's (BSF) objection, has finally resumed today
12 March 2023, 13:46 PM

Indo-Bangla Pipeline: Transportation cost to be cut by almost half

Once operational, the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline will effectively ensure power and energy security in the country’s northern region, said State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.
10 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Road Crashes: Funds there, victims yet to get compensation

Although vehicle owners have been giving money for the fund for road accident victims since January, the authorities could not yet start handing out the compensations yet.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

4 metro stations to open this month

The metro rail authorities will open Kazipara and Mirpur 11 stations on March 15, and Uttara South and Sewrapara stations in the last week of this month.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Container movement from KDS Logistics to Ctg port halted for 12 hours

Transport of export containers from a private inland container depot (ICD) to Chittagong port was halted by union workers for 12 hours yesterday.
6 March 2023, 20:22 PM

Sylhet-Jakiganj route: Transport owners, workers call indefinite strike

Transport owners and workers of Sylhet called a strike on Sylhet-Jakiganj route for an indefinite period from Thursday morning, protesting the 'disorderly' movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on the route.
6 March 2023, 13:26 PM

'Govt considering to reopen small airports'

The government is considering to resume operations of the country’s five short takeoff and landing (STOL) airports in phases, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali said today.
2 March 2023, 16:41 PM

Sayedabad rail crossing to remain closed till Sunday morning

That means the major road connecting the capital with Dhaka-Mawa and Dhaka-Chattogram highways will be completely cut off for over 2 days
2 March 2023, 11:56 AM

Facilitating Work of Metro: Gabtoli terminal to be relocated in a year and half

Gabtoli Bus Terminal, the largest and the busiest inter-district bus terminal in the capital, has to be relocated for the construction of a metro rail line. This may lead to suffering for tens of thousands of passengers.
2 March 2023, 01:20 AM

Causing traffic jam since 1998

In 1998, a bridge was built  over the Brahmaputra river on Jamalpur-Sherpur Highway to ease commute between the two districts. But soon after, vested quarters occupied the entry points on both sides of the bridge to establish an illegal autorickshaw stand.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Metro now stopping at Mirpur-10

Mirpur-10 became the fifth metro rail station to be opened to public yesterday, two months after the inauguration of the country’s first metro rail service in Dhaka.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Mixed reactions mark the first day

There were mixed reactions on the first day of Bangladesh Railway implementing its move to make pre-registration with NID cards or birth registrations mandatory for intercity rail travel.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Metro rail will now stop at Mirpur-10 station

Metro rail has started picking up and dropping passengers at the Mirpur-10 station from this morning
1 March 2023, 04:18 AM

Metro rail Mirpur-10 station opens tomorrow

The fifth metro rail station is set to be opened tomorrow.
28 February 2023, 15:38 PM

Mrt Line-5 Construction: Southern route to cost 35pc higher than northern

The government is going to construct another metro rail line, whose construction cost per km is some 35 percent higher than that of a similar metro line.
27 February 2023, 01:30 AM

MRT-1 construction won't cause major damage to Purbachal Expressway

"A little damage may be caused [due to the construction of MRT Line-1]. The central reservation of the expressway may be damaged. But this does not mean that the entire road has to be torn down," said Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri.
26 February 2023, 09:50 AM