Metro Rail: Rally, fireworks to adorn grand opening

The authorities are completing the last-minute preparations before the grand opening of the country’s first metro rail tomorrow.
27 December 2022, 01:45 AM

PM Hasina’s courage and sincerity helped implement metro rail: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has credited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's courage, sincerity and strong will for being able to achieve a number of milestones, including the metro rail project.
26 December 2022, 14:31 PM

Train derails in Mymensingh

A Chattogram-bound train derailed in Kewatkhali of Mymensingh this morning.
26 December 2022, 05:49 AM

Fog disrupts Daulatdia-Paturia, Aricha-Kazirhat ferry services

Poor visibility caused by thick fog has disrupted the ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes this morning.
26 December 2022, 04:42 AM

Dhaka Metro Rail: DMP to ensure security until dedicated force formed

Dhaka Metropolitan Police will ensure security at the country’s first metro rail, set to be inaugurated on Wednesday, until a dedicated force is available.
25 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Metro rail to run for 4hrs from 8am initially

The Metro rail services will be operated for four hours daily--from 8:00am to noon-- in the beginning and the time will be increased depending on how passengers get habituated to the new mode of public transport.
25 December 2022, 14:39 PM

Metro rail opening: Police set seven conditions for residents, businesses

Police have set seven conditions for residents and businesses along the Agargaon to Uttara’s Diabari metro rail route for the security of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she is going to ride the train on December 28.
21 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Metro rail opening: 7 conditions for residents, businesses

Police have set seven conditions for residents and businesses along the Agargaon to Uttara's Diabari metro rail route for the security of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she is going to ride the train on December 28.
21 December 2022, 16:14 PM

Metro Rail: Tickets to go on sale after PM’s trip

Metro rail authorities are planning to start selling single- and multiple-use cards after launching the country's first metro rail on December 28.
18 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Dense fog halts traffic on Bangabandhu Bridge for 3 hours

Dense fog forced the authorities to halt vehicular movement on the Bangabandhu Bridge for three hours this morning.
18 December 2022, 04:15 AM

Cut metro rail fare by 50pc, demands Jatri Kalyan Samity

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has called for a 50 percent reduction in the metro rail's minimum and per kilometre fare.
17 December 2022, 09:03 AM

BR goes for massive recruitment

Bangladesh Railway has started its biggest recruitment process in recent time as the state-run rail transport agency is running short of manpower, hampering its services seriously.
17 December 2022, 01:30 AM

Acute gridlock on Dhaka-Aricha, Nabinagar-Chandra highways

Commuters on the Dhaka-Aricha and Nabinagar-Chandra highways are suffering in severe gridlock since today morning.
16 December 2022, 16:02 PM

Metro rail opens on Dec 28

People’s wait for the country’s first-ever metro rail is going to end when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opens the new mode of public transport on December 28.
15 December 2022, 18:00 PM

8 trains cancelled after derailment in Tangail

Bangladesh Railway has cancelled eight trains from Dhaka to different destinations in the country’s north and northwestern regions today following the derailment of a freight train in Tangail last night..The trains are: Rajshahi-bound Silk City Express; Lalmonirhat-bound Lalmoni Express; R
13 December 2022, 10:21 AM

No bus parking outside terminals from April 1: Mayor Atiqul

No inter-district bus will be allowed to park outside of its own terminal from on April 1 next year, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said today.
13 December 2022, 09:31 AM

Train services between Dhaka, northern region resume after 10hrs

Rail communications between Dhaka and northern districts were restored this morning, around 10 hours after a freight train derailed in Tangail's Kalihati upazila last night.
13 December 2022, 04:43 AM

Metro ready to roll this month

The Uttara North Station near Diabari yesterday was abuzz with staffers, officials and engineers for preparations, as the country’s first-ever Metro Rail service is expected be launched commercially by the end of this month.
12 December 2022, 18:00 PM

A quick glance of metro rail facilities

Metro rail authorities today held a demonstration of the facilities inside metro rail station ahead of the first phase of the elevated rail project opening to public in the last week of this month.
12 December 2022, 15:13 PM

Bhanga-Jashore-Benapole Highway: Estimated outlay jumps before project approval

The proposed Bhanga-Jashore-Benapole Highway development project will be setting an example of how poor planning and uncertainty over funding can escalate the implementation costs sharply.
12 December 2022, 01:40 AM