Tk 5 per km

The government has set the metro rail fare at Tk 5 per kilometre.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Toyota recalls cars to replace faulty airbags

Toyota Bangladesh has recalled some models of cars for replacing the inflator for the passenger airbags free of charge, according to a notice issued yesterday.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

New buses on 2 Dhaka routes from October 13

The bus route rationalisation committee has set October 13 as the fresh deadline to introduce new buses on two routes in Dhaka, under Nagar Paribahan service, as it missed the target date, September 1.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

New deadline for 200 Nagar Paribahan buses on 3 new routes

Missing its September 1 deadline, the Bus Route Rationalisation Committee has set up a fresh deadline to introduce 200 new buses on two routes from  October 13 and another route from November 30.
6 September 2022, 14:13 PM

Ensuring safety at BRT Line-3: Planning Commission questions implementing agency’s role

The implementing authority of the BRT Line-3 has so far spent Tk 5.57 crore for ensuring safety at the project site, but it has failed to do so. The deaths of five people last month are a testament to the failure.
4 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Country developing modern transport system by implementing various projects: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 4, 2022) said her government has been developing a modern transport system by implementation of different projects to accelerate the country’s economic growth.
4 September 2022, 07:38 AM

Padma Bridge: Govt to form commission to find those who ‘made up’ stories

The process for formation of a commission is underway to identify the people who made up stories about corruption involving the Padma Bridge project.
1 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Launch fare reduced by Tk .15 per km

The government has reduced launch fare by 15 paisa per kilometre after the price of diesel dropped by Tk 5 a litre.
1 September 2022, 18:00 PM

A decision of no impact

The government yesterday re-fixed bus fare, reducing it by only Tk 0.05 per kilometre, a move that would have little to no impact on commuters’ wallets.
31 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Bus fare reduced by 5 paisa per km

The government has reset the bus fare, reducing it by Tk 0.05 per kilometre.
31 August 2022, 13:06 PM

Khulna-Mongla rail line: Not opening this year

When Bangladesh Railway in December 2010 took up the project for constructing Khulna-Mongla new rail line without any feasibility study, its deadline was December 2013.
30 August 2022, 03:00 AM

Rajshahi city bus service launched

Transport owners introduced city bus service in Rajshahi yesterday.
29 August 2022, 18:00 PM

25-30 launches stopped operations from Dhaka after Padma Bridge opened

Passengers on almost all waterways from Dhaka to the country’s southern region declined significantly due to Padma Bridge, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury told parliament today (August 29, 2022).
29 August 2022, 14:44 PM

Villagers’ wait gets longer

Despite assurances by public representatives for the last 50 years a permanent bridge over Subornakhali river in Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila has not been built yet.
28 August 2022, 18:00 PM

BRT set to miss new deadline

With the project authorities of BRT Line-3 having already failed to achieve their revised target, a recent tragedy has left them in further difficulties in meeting the proposed deadline of December 2022.
27 August 2022, 02:00 AM

Survey on public transport safety: 87pc women say they’re harassed

An online survey of over 5,000 women spread across 24 districts in the country has revealed that nearly 87 percent of them have faced some form of harassment at least once in their lives.
26 August 2022, 18:00 PM

2 Railway projects: Consultants come 4 months before deadlines end

Bangladesh Railway yesterday signed two separate contracts with consultants for two expansion projects, just four months before the project deadlines end.
26 August 2022, 03:00 AM

Launch services resume on Shimulia-Majhkandi route 2 months after Padma Bridge opening

Launch and speedboat services have resumed on Shimulia-Majhkandi route, nearly two months after the Padma Bridge was opened to public.
25 August 2022, 09:49 AM

Demanding half bus fare: Students withdrew blockade on Banani road

Students of Banani Bidya Niketan withdrew a blockade on Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Banani after two and a half hours this afternoon (August 23, 2022).
23 August 2022, 07:56 AM

Metro rail to run from dawn to midnight

The country’s first metro rail will start operation from Uttara to Agargaon with 10 trains, and each train will leave the station at intervals of 10 minutes for the first few days.
22 August 2022, 18:00 PM