Meeting going on to readjust bus fares following fuel price hike

A government committee today (August 6) convened a meeting to readjust bus fares following the government’s decision last night to increase prices of fuel.
6 August 2022, 11:45 AM

Operation cost rises by 70%, say bus owners; want fare readjusted

As a government committee will sit today (August 6, 2022) for re-fixing the bus fare, transport owners have demanded to consider not only the fuel price hike but also the increase in the prices of spare parts.
6 August 2022, 09:53 AM

Fuel price hike: Transport crisis in Dhaka

Commuters have been facing transport crisis today (August 6, 2022) as presence of buses was low on Dhaka streets following the sudden increase in the price of all kinds of fuel oil.
6 August 2022, 06:38 AM

Govt body to meet today to re-fix bus fare

A government committee will sit today (August 6, 2022) to re-fix bus fare -- a day after the fuel prices were hiked by up to 51.7 percent.
6 August 2022, 06:17 AM

Fuel price hike: Commuters suffer as Ctg buses go off roads

Thousands of commuters faced inconvenience as buses remain off the roads in the Chattogram city today (August 6, 2022), following a sudden strike by transport owners in protest against the fuel price hike.
6 August 2022, 04:39 AM

Fuel price hike: Ctg transport owners demand new fares, suspend services

Chittogram Metropolitan Transport Owners' Association has announced that the public transportation service in Chattogram city will remain suspended from this (August 6, 2022) morning until the government re-fixes the fares to adjust to the fuel price hike.
5 August 2022, 20:06 PM

Over 400 passengers rescued from stranded ferry at Meghna shoal

More than 400 passengers have been rescued from a ferry that ran aground at a shoal in the Meghna river in Chandpur, officials said today (August 3, 2022).
3 August 2022, 07:14 AM

Loco master, 2 others of CU shuttle train rescued after abduction

The loco master, assistant loco master, and guard of a Chittagong University shuttle train were released four hours after their abduction.
1 August 2022, 09:48 AM

3 including loco master of CU shuttle train abducted; communication on route suspended

The guard, loco master and assistant loco master of the shuttle train operating on the Chittagong University route have been abducted.
1 August 2022, 05:21 AM

Akhaura-Sylhet rail project: Negotiations resume after ERD intervention

The railway authorities have resumed negotiations with the Chinese company selected for the expansion of the Akhaura-Sylhet rail line, after the process was halted for a year over contract price.
1 August 2022, 02:30 AM

Deaths at level crossings: Last year’s tally surpassed already

The number of accidents and deaths at level crossings saw a sharp rise this year as over 80 percent of the crossings under the country’s railway network remain either unauthorised or unmanned, says Road Safety Foundation.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Couldn’t help but drag them for half kilometre’

The locomotive driver of the Mahanagar Prabhati train, which hit a microbus on Friday morning killing 11, said he had no time to pull the brakes.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM

4 years on, no sign of repairing bridge that collapsed right before inauguration in Kurigram

A 40-feet long bridge constructed by Disaster Management Division at a cost of Tk 30,77,656 that collapsed in Borobhita union under Phulbari upazila of Kurigram before it was even inaugurated, has not been repaired even after four years.
29 July 2022, 05:07 AM

Road safety movement: Four years on, road fatalities keep rising

Four years ago today, two students were killed when a bus, competing with another to get passengers, ploughed into a crowd.
28 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Road crash on highways: Transport leaders for curbs on bikes

Transport leaders yesterday called for restrictions on motorbike operations on highways in a bid to reduce the number of road crashes – a major concern over the past years.
27 July 2022, 18:00 PM

“Curb bike movement on highways to reduce road accidents”, suggest transport leaders

Transport leaders today called for imposing restrictions on plying of bikes on highways to reduce road accidents.
27 July 2022, 15:47 PM

RU admission seekers protest: Padma Express leaves Rajshahi station after 2.5hrs

The Dhaka-bound Padma Express train left Rajshahi this evening (July 27, 2022) nearly two and a half hours after students including Rajshahi University admission seekers barred the train in protest of selling train tickets on the black market.
27 July 2022, 14:43 PM

Students protesting ticket sales on black market bar train from leaving Rajshahi

Students including Rajshahi University admission seekers barred a Dhaka-bound train of Padma Express from leaving the platform at Rajshahi in protest of selling train tickets on the black market.
27 July 2022, 12:18 PM

Substandard materials used in road work

Substandard materials are allegedly being used in construction of a paved road is Basail upazila, thanks to the alleged negligence of the authorities concerned.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Mismanagement in railway: DU student Roni calls off protest for now

Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni today (July 25, 2022) called off his protest, against the mismanagement and corruption in the country's railway system, for the time being.
25 July 2022, 17:30 PM