Nagar Paribahan buses launched on 2 new routes in Dhaka

Buses of Nagar Paribahan, under the route rationalisation project, were launched on two new routes in Dhaka today (October 13, 2022) – aiming to streamline the public transport sector and reduce traffic jam in the city.
13 October 2022, 15:09 PM

Third shitalakkhya bridge: 3-year project finally done in 12 years

Nine years behind schedule and costing 61 percent more, the Third Shitalakkhya Bridge is finally going to be opened to the public tomorrow.
8 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Bhanga-Benapole highway: Smoother link not so soon

Despite the opening of the Padma Bridge and the Madhumati Bridge, the country will not be able to reap the maximum benefit of the enhanced connectivity as the 129km road from Faridpur’s Bhanga to Jashore’s Benapole is still not ready for increased vehicular movement.
8 October 2022, 02:00 AM

A further boost to connectivity

Two more major roadway bridges -- believed to be boosting the internal communication of the region and beyond -- are going to be opened to the public on Monday.
6 October 2022, 18:00 PM

MRT-2 physical work: Funding setback may delay the start

The Mass Rapid Transit Line-2 project, another metro rail line to be laid out from Gabtoli to Chittagong Road on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, faces a setback with the authorities now seeking to change the way it would be financed and implemented.
6 October 2022, 02:30 AM

The journey goes on, but with risks

Those who travel by train between Dhaka and northern or southern districts of the country have to prepare for an ordeal when they reach a century-old rail bridge in Pabna’s Bhangura upazila.
5 October 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Whom do we complain to?’

Buses and trucks from Rajbari and surrounding districts use the Joukura ferry terminal every day to cross the Padma. In 2021, one Mostafizur Rahman Sharif got the lease of this ghat for three years from the Roads and Highway Department (RHD).
5 October 2022, 18:00 PM

20km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway in Cumilla

Commuters have been suffering immensely since this morning (September 28, 2022) due to a 20-km tailback on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Gauripur area of Cumilla for repair works on the highway.
28 September 2022, 11:53 AM

Freight train derails in Tongi

A compartment of a freight train derailed in Gazipur’s Tongi this morning.
28 September 2022, 04:52 AM

Rail can rev up trade with India

Bangladesh is going to start exporting goods to India by train for the first time in what is billed by many as a major boost to cross-border trade.
28 September 2022, 02:20 AM

Transport strike in Sylhet withdrawn

After three and a half hours of public suffering, the transport workers in Sylhet have finally lifted their strike tonight (September 22, 2022).
22 September 2022, 15:48 PM

Commuters suffer as bus strike underway on Barguna-Dhaka route

An indefinite transport strike was imposed on the Barguna-Dhaka route from this (September 19, 2022) morning, causing immense suffering to the commuters.
19 September 2022, 17:49 PM

A bad day to catch a flight

Mizan Khandaker, a patient with temporary vision loss in one eye, managed to get a doctor’s appointment at a Chennai hospital. He along with his wife left their Banasree home at 10:00am yesterday to catch the 2:45pm flight to India from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
14 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Gazipur road widening: Compensation unpaid, yet work resumes

The Gazipur City Corporation has resumed widening streets and construction of drains and footpaths without compensating those who lost land for the development work.
14 September 2022, 02:40 AM

Transport workers' strike postponed in Sylhet

After hours of sufferings of the commuters, transport workers have postponed their indefinite strike till October 15 after a meeting with the administration this evening.
13 September 2022, 20:45 PM

Depression in Bay: Rains flood low-lying areas of Patuakhali

The low-lying areas of ​​Patuakhali have been submerged as water entered by breaking embankments at different places due to heavy rain and tidal surges.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Bus service suspended in Faridpur after plain-clothes police beat up drivers, supervisor

Protesting the beating up of two bus drivers and a supervisor of a bus by plain-clothes policemen, bus workers have suspended the movement of bus service on all routes from Faridpur since this afternoon (September 13, 2022).
13 September 2022, 17:22 PM

“Tk 182cr collected per day in extra fares from Dhaka’s public transport passengers”

Jatri Kalyan Samity today (September 13, 2022) alleged that passengers of public transport in Dhaka are paying an overall Tk 182.42 crore in extra fares every day.
13 September 2022, 15:20 PM

Sylhet transport workers go on indefinite strike

Transport workers of Sylhet district went on an indefinite strike this morning (September 13, 2022) to press home their five-point demands.
13 September 2022, 05:00 AM

Ctg elevated expressway: Cost likely to escalate, wait to lengthen

The cost of the already delayed elevated expressway project in Chattogram city is likely to rise by Tk 1,048 crore and the deadline extended by two more years as a proposal in this regard is set to be placed before an Ecnec meeting today.
13 September 2022, 02:00 AM