Two coaches of Egarosindur Express detach from moving train on Tongi–Bhairab line
5 January 2026, 08:19 AM
Transport
Paturia-Daulatdia: Ferry services resume after seven hours
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Transport
Metro mishap: Flaws in bearing pads, design to blame
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Transport
DU metro rail station closing at 7 pm today
31 December 2025, 11:38 AM
Transport
BIWTA suspends all launch operations due to dense fog
28 December 2025, 14:17 PM
Transport
Five tourist vessels resume Cox’s Bazar-St Martin’s trips after safety inspections
28 December 2025, 09:54 AM
Transport
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat, Paturia-Daulatdia routes resume after overnight fog disruption
28 December 2025, 05:21 AM
Transport
Rail blockade disrupts Dhaka-Mymensingh train service for nine hours
28 December 2025, 04:41 AM
Bangladesh
Paturia-Daulatdia: Ferry services resume after 15hrs amid fog
27 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Transport
Eight flights diverted from Dhaka airport due to dense fog
27 December 2025, 08:17 AM
Transport
Security tightens on Padma Bridge
On the second day of vehicles plying the Padma Bridge yesterday, the authorities beefed up surveillance to smooth out traffic.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma bridge: The ones who opposed it are enemies of state
The High Court has observed that those who opposed the Padma Bridge construction are enemies of the state and the nation, and they must be identified.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM
BR spends Tk 2.43 per km for a passenger, earns Tk 0.62
Bangladesh Railway costs Tk 2.43 a kilometre for a passenger and earns Tk 0.62 only, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday told parliament.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘End to extortion’: Auto-rickshaw drivers block Savar highway
Battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers blocked Savar’s Nabinagar-Chandra highway to protest what they claim is “police extortion” yesterday. Thousands of drivers blocked the highway’s Palli Bidyut area around noon. They burned tyres along the side of the road in protest.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Railway's cost per passenger 4 times higher than income
Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today told the parliament that the cost behind one passenger per km of the railway is Tk 2.43 against per income of Tk 0.62.
27 June 2022, 14:16 PM
Toll on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway from July 1
The government is going to impose toll on vehicles for using the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway from July 1, a move that will push up transport costs.
27 June 2022, 10:33 AM
Auto-rickshaw drivers block Savar highway, demand end to “extortion”
Battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers blocked Savar's Nabinagar-Chandra highway to protest what they claim is "police extortion" this afternoon (June 27, 2022).
27 June 2022, 07:45 AM
Paturia-Daulatdia: Almost deserted
The number of vehicles at the Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Majhikandi ferry routes significantly dropped as the Padma Bridge opened to traffic yesterday.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Rail link among Dhaka, Sylhet, Ctg restored after 1.5 hrs
Train communication between Dhaka, Chattogram, and Dhaka, Sylhet resumed this evening one and a half hours after an oil tanker derailed in Brahmanbaria.
26 June 2022, 14:56 PM
A day of jubilation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paying toll at the Padma Bridge yesterday. The grand opening of the country’s largest bridge featured a dazzling display of colourful fireworks.
26 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Padma Bridge: It’ll boost growth, reduce poverty
The Padma Bridge will boost inclusive economic growth and reduce poverty in Bangladesh, Mercy Tembon, World Bank country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, said yesterday.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Dream of millions comes true
Thousands of people began gathering at Kathalbari Ghat on the Padma in Shibchar early yesterday to attend an Awami League rally marking the inauguration of the Padma Bridge.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Symbol of honour, ability
The Padma Bridge is not just a concrete structure, it also symbolises the nation’s pride, honour and ability, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
She’s done it!
“We will not bow to anybody.”
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma bridge inauguration: Celebrations at home and abroad
The long-awaited inauguration of the Padma bridge yesterday was cheered at home and abroad, in a rare unifying moment for the country.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
PM pays first toll for crossing Padma Bridge
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today initiated the process of paying toll to cross the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge, soon after opening the bridge.
25 June 2022, 06:49 AM
The man who steered Padma Bridge project through tough times
One afternoon in October 2011, Md Shafiqul Islam, then an additional chief engineer at the Roads and Highways Department, was tensely pacing the corridors of the erstwhile communications ministry, contemplating joining the Padma bridge project.
25 June 2022, 02:30 AM
A new dawn for Bangladesh
There are some epic moments that make a nation proud.
25 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Shimulia, Majhikandi ferry routes closed today over Padma Bridge inauguration
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has closed the ferry crossing on the Shimulia waterway in Munshiganj and Majhikandi in Shariatpur on the occasion of the Padma Bridge inauguration.
24 June 2022, 18:38 PM
Commentary by Mahfuz Anam: Sheikh Hasina’s ‘finest hour’
Borrowing from the title of the second volume of Winston Churchill’s six-part history of the Second World War, I would like to term the completion of the Padma Bridge as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “finest hour”.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM