Paturia-Daulatdia, Aricha-Kazirhat ferry services resume after 10.5hrs

Poor visibility caused by dense fog disrupted ferry movements on Paturia-Daulatdia route for about 10 hours and on Aricha-Kazirhat route for about 11 hours.
8 January 2023, 04:06 AM

Road accidents eat up over 1.5pc of GDP

Over 80 percent of the 7,713 road crash victims last year were aged between 18 and 65 years, the most productive segment of the population, Road Safety Foundation said yesterday.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service resumes after 3.5hrs

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia waterway resumed after remaining closed for nearly three and a half hours due to dense fog.
7 January 2023, 02:38 AM

Dense fog: Ferry services resume on Paturia-Daulatdia, Aricha-Kazirhat

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed at 8:30 am after remaining suspended for three hours due to dense fog.
6 January 2023, 03:28 AM

Dense fog disrupts train operations in the north

Train operation in the northern and southern districts under the railway's West Zone has been badly disrupted in the last three to four days due to dense fog.
5 January 2023, 06:06 AM

Daulatdia-Paturia, Aricha-Kazirhat ferry services resume

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for six hours while Aricha-Kazirhat waterway for seven hours due to poor visibilities caused by dense fog.
4 January 2023, 03:30 AM

Daulatdia-Paturia, Aricha-Kazirhat ferry services resume after 7hrs

Poor visibility caused by dense fog disrupted ferry movements on Paturia-Daulatdia route for six hours and on Aricha Kazirhat route for seven hours today.
3 January 2023, 04:07 AM

Small vehicles shoot up, so do accidents

A sharp and unregulated growth of vehicles, especially motorcycles and three-wheelers, over the last few years has resulted in a spike in the numbers of road crashes and casualties.
3 January 2023, 01:00 AM

Rail communications with Khulna restored

Rail communications between Khulna and the rest of the country resumed after two hours of suspension following the derailment of a compartment of an oil tanker train in Daulatpur upazila of the district this afternoon.
2 January 2023, 17:39 PM

Compensation For Death, Injury: Road crash victims can now legally claim it

The family of a person killed in a road crash due to reckless or negligent driving will get at least Tk 5 lakh in compensation.
2 January 2023, 01:00 AM

Sky lanterns halt metro rail services, operations resume after 2hrs

The authorities suspended the operations of metro rail for two hours today "on safety ground" as huge number of doused sky lanterns fell on the overhead electricity lines during last night's New Year celebrations.
1 January 2023, 04:03 AM

Metro Rail: Huge crowd for weekend ride

Mohammad Sohel, an employee at a firm, did not get metro tickets after waiting in a long queue for around three hours at Agargaon Station yesterday.
30 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Metro rail opens to public

Jannatul Afrin’s excitement was palpable as the train was approaching the platform at Uttara North Station at 8 in the morning.
29 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Work on 2 more lines to start next year

The metro rail authorities are going to start the construction work for two more lines next year.
29 December 2022, 01:00 AM

Bangabandhu bridge: Dense fog leads to traffic congestion

The vehicular movement on Bangabandhu bridge was hampered in the early hours of yesterday, due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, creating traffic congestion on both the link roads.
28 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Dense fog on Paturia-Daulatdia route: Ferry services resume after 5hrs

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed around 11:45am today after being suspended for five hours due to dense fog.
28 December 2022, 07:17 AM

Construction of MRT-1 to start in January 2023: MAN Siddique

Construction of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1, which will be the country's first underground metro line, will begin in January next year, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), said today.
28 December 2022, 06:29 AM

Metro moment is finally here

Bangladesh enters a new era in communication today with the launch of its first metro rail, promising fast, reliable, and safe commute in a traffic-choked Dhaka.
28 December 2022, 01:15 AM

Mariam to operate the first metro train

As the nation’s much-awaited first metro rail is scheduled to start operation partially in the capital (Uttara-Agargaon portion) today, Mariam Afiza will emerge as the first metro train operator of the Mass Rapid Transit line-6.
28 December 2022, 01:00 AM

Metro Rail: No half fare for students

There will be no half fare for students travelling on the Metro Rails, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, said today.
27 December 2022, 06:28 AM