With the partial launch of the country’s first ever metro rail only five months away, the project cost is set to rise by more than half, and the deadline is also going to be extended by a year and half.

Economic activities in four upazilas including three in Kurigram district and one in Lalmonirhat could not gain the momentum as desired despite the inauguration of the Sheikh Hasina Dharla Bridge over the Dharla river in 2018.

There was a fear that opening the Padma Bridge may worsen gridlocks at the entrance to the capital’s south due to a lack of planning to dealing with additional traffic.

Thousands of people suffered for hours in tailbacks on Bangabandhu bridge link road in Tangail for the fourth straight day yesterday.

Padma Bridge project authority will start the process of handing over the structure to the railway authority tomorrow so that the latter can start installing rail track on the lower deck of the bridge.

Rail communications of Dhaka with the country's northern part were restored six hours after derailment of Dhaka-bound Ekota Express at Tilakpur railway station in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur upazila around 5am today (July 16, 2022).

Thousands of people suffered for hours under the scorching sun in tailbacks on Bangabandhu Bridge approach road at Elenga of Tangail yesterday.

Installation of rail track on the lower deck of Padma Bridge is likely to start from next week, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said yesterday. 

A 13km long tailback formed on Bangabandhu Bridge east link road in Tangail and Sirajganj today (July 15, 2022) creating a long for the Eid holidaymakers even more tiring, who were returning to the capital and their respective workplaces to resume work after a long vacation.

Installation of rail tracks on the lower deck of Padma Bridge is likely to start from next week, said Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today (July 15).

After high-speed rail and the research and development center of Bangladesh Railway (BR), China now wants to invest for building new rail lines connected to several economic zones, Chittagong Sea Port and new Teesta and Hardinge bridges.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river is scheduled to officially open to traffic by the end of this year.

The comparatively short Eid vacation and the ban on motorcycles on the highways resulted in high demand for public transport before Eid.

After the grand opening of the Padma Bridge, the country is set to see the inauguration of three other major bridges in three to four months, which is expected to give a big boost to the internal communication and beyond.

At least 22 people were killed and 30 injured in road crashes in four districts during the Eid rush between Friday and yesterday.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (July 12, 2022) blamed the traffic gridlock on highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha on the “flawed management and lack of coordination”, not condition of the roads.

The severe traffic congestion on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway that started since Thursday night (July 7, 2022) has no signs of abating till today (July 9, 2022).

People going to their hometowns from Dhaka to spend Eid suffered immensely due to shortage of buses, long tailbacks on the highways and delayed trains.

Due to a lack of public transport, Md Asif had to change vehicles several times to reach Gulistan from Mirpur. He had to take a rickshaw ride, get off and then on a Laguna, and finally just walk to his destination.

A mobile court in Shariatpur today (July 8, 2022) fined five buses Tk 50,000 for charging double fare from homegoers.