Sylhet cut off as transport strikes begin

Ahead of the BNP rally in Sylhet city, transport strikes in Sunamganj, Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts have virtually isolated the division from the rest of the country.
18 November 2022, 10:20 AM

Commuters in distress as transport strike kicks off in Moulvibazar

Commuters in Moulvibazar have been facing immense trouble since this morning owing to the transport strike which started in the district from today.
18 November 2022, 07:30 AM

Indefinite transport strike in Habiganj from tomorrow

Habiganj District Bus Owners and Workers Association today called for an indefinite transport strike from tomorrow, ahead of the BNP’s Sylhet divisional rally.
17 November 2022, 15:14 PM

Sunamganj transport workers call 36-hr strike ahead of BNP rally

After Sylhet and Moulvibazar, transport workers have now announced a 36-hour strike on Sunamganj-Sylhet route for Friday and Saturday, ahead of BNP's Sylhet divisional mass rally.
17 November 2022, 08:42 AM

BNP rally: Sylhet, Moulvibazar bus owners call strike

Bus owners in Sylhet and Moulvibazar called strikes ahead of BNP mass rally slated to be held on November 19.
16 November 2022, 14:45 PM

BR hires France-BD joint venture firm for workshop feasibility study

Bangladesh Railway (BR) today appointed a France-Bangladesh joint venture firm to carry out feasibility study and prepare a detailed design for a workshop on carriage and wagon maintenance in Rajbari.
16 November 2022, 08:33 AM

Govt goes soft on 3-wheelers on highways

Failing to impose a ban slapped seven years ago on three-wheelers on 22 major highways, the authorities now say it will “closely monitor” five national highways to stop operation of the vehicles there.
16 November 2022, 02:40 AM

Applicants for driving licence can complete process from home: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said starting from tomorrow, those applying for a driving licence can complete the entire process from home, except for appearing for the mandatory driving test.
15 November 2022, 15:43 PM

NRSC rejects proposal to ban bikes on highways

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) approved the National Road Safety Strategic Action Plan (2021-24) to reduce road crashes by 25 percent within 2024 and by 50 percent within 2030.
15 November 2022, 08:38 AM

NRSC meet to discuss bike ban on highways, action plan

National Road Safety Council (NRSC), the apex government body to deal with road safety issues, is holding a meeting at BRTA headquarters in Dhaka.
15 November 2022, 06:01 AM

BRTC to bring all of its city buses under e-ticketing by Dec

The state-run BRTC has taken a move to bring all city-service buses, operating in Dhaka city and adjacent areas, under e-ticketing system by December this year with an aim to reduce hassle of passengers and improve overall services.
14 November 2022, 11:29 AM

Survey on to reopen Lalmonirhat-Moghalhat rail route 26 years after closure

Twenty-six years after the closure of the Lalmonirhat-Moghalhat rail route, railway authorities have been carrying out a survey to reopen it.
14 November 2022, 06:59 AM

NRSC meeting: Bike ban on highways, action plan on agenda

Tomorrow's National Road Safety Council meeting will focus on three main agendas--National Road Safety Strategic Action Plan-2021-2024, banning motorcycles on highways and no registration to vehicles already declared abandoned.
14 November 2022, 06:10 AM

To the relief of passengers

The much-awaited e-ticketing service for buses on Mirpur route finally began yesterday.
13 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Not all buses get e-ticket machines yet

Although Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association introduced e-ticketing system for buses of 30 companies on Mirpur route from today, all the buses are yet to start the process due to a lack of POS ticketing machines.
13 November 2022, 04:50 AM

Buses of 30 companies in Mirpur under e-ticketing

Buses of 30 companies started operation under e-ticketing between Mirpur and other parts of Dhaka this morning.
13 November 2022, 03:30 AM

E-tickets for all Mirpur buses from today

All buses on Dhaka’s Mirpur route will operate under e-ticketing from today.
12 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Bus services in Faridpur resumes after end of BNP rally

Bus services in Faridpur resumed this afternoon (November 12, 2022) after two days of suspension due to a transport strike enforced by bus owners and workers of the district.
12 November 2022, 16:31 PM

Faridpur 3-wheelers profiting from bus strike called to halt their operation

The income of three-wheelers in Faridpur has almost tripled as BNP supporters used the vehicles to get to the party’s rally during 38-hour bus strike, called ‘to protest operation of three-wheelers on the highway’.
12 November 2022, 09:22 AM

All buses on Mirpur route under e-ticketing from tomorrow

All buses on Dhaka’s Mirpur route will operate under e-ticketing from tomorrow (November 13, 2022).
12 November 2022, 07:00 AM