There were long tailbacks on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway as the government yesterday started taking tolls from motorists.

A long tailback of vehicles has formed at the Dhaleswari toll plaza on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway as vehicles are taking from 30 minutes to one hour to clear tolls and cross the plaza.

The 55km-long Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway today (July 1, 2022) witnessed slowdown of traffic on the first day of toll collection as all the booths of the toll plaza could not be opened. , traffic jam, traffic congestion, tailback, , toll plaza, Korean Expressway Corporation, Bogail toll plaza, slowdown of traffic

Hundreds of people crowded in front of ticket counters as Bangladesh Railway started selling advance tickets for Eid-ul-Azha this morning (July 1, 2022).

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) yesterday raised the bus fare for 15 routes via the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway as part of the government’s plan to monetise the country’s first expressway.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told a parliament session that the construction cost of Padma Bridge would be realised through toll collection in just 18 to 20 years, which is a much shorter period than anticipated earlier.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today directed all ride-share providing companies to take strict measures so that no motorcycles under their services can operate on long-routes ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today (June 30, 2022) reset bus fares for 15 routes – via Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway, raising the fares by Tk 31–Tk 66.

Bus owners of Shariatpur have imposed conditions on the movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on Dhaka-Shariatpur route via Padma Bridge, drawing flak from locals and netizens.

The government has fixed tolls for different vehicles for using Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway, which will come into effect on Friday, a move that will push up transport costs.

The authorities have fixed a toll rate for Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway today (June 29. 2022).

After Padma Bridge, Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is considering banning motorcycles on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway.

At least 600 buses leaving from Gabtoli terminal to the southwestern districts have not been able to use the Padma Bridge since its inception as their route permits have not been issued yet.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ordered the ministry concerned not to construct any new roads in the country’s haor areas.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday sought apology and compensation from those who shamed Bangladesh, accusing some top officials of a conspiracy of corruption in the Padma Bridge project.

Decisions on whether motorbikes will ply the Padma Bridge only after CCTV’s are installed and the use of speed guns begin there, said Khalid Mahmud, state minister for shipping.

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.

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.

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.

The government is going to introduce tolls on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway from July 1, a move that will push up transport costs.