Chaos over railway tickets in Ctg as server down

A huge number of people of Chattogram are suffering as Bangladesh Railway’s website went down following resumption of online ticket selling from Saturday (March 26, 2022).
29 March 2022, 15:32 PM

Khulna tank-lorry workers’ strike halts fuel supply in 15 districts

Supply of fuel remains suspended in 15 districts as tank-lorry workers enforced an indefinite strike in Khulna division this morning.
29 March 2022, 09:40 AM

Highways set to get ‘smart’

Large LED displays will be set up on highways to notify road users about changes in road and weather conditions, including traffic congestion, accidents and foggy atmosphere. They can also get the information through a mobile app and a dedicated website.
28 March 2022, 18:00 PM

A bit of relief

Although the situation has improved, but many people are still facing problems to buy train ticket online as of yesterday, especially during the morning hours.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Train tickets: Online sales run into a snag

Saad Rahman, a private service holder, got up early in the morning to purchase train tickets online.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Over 700 vehicles stranded at Paturia Ghat in Manikganj

More than 700 vehicles, including over 500 goods-laden trucks, are waiting at Paturia ferry ghat in Manikganj to cross the Padma River as the pressure of vehicles has increased suddenly on the Paturia-Daulatdia route due to the weekly holiday.
25 March 2022, 10:02 AM

Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow.
25 March 2022, 06:55 AM

Tk 24cr project to explore electric train service

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided to carry out feasibility study on another railway route to explore whether electric train services can be introduced there.
23 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Halting river route to build bridge

Since Friday morning, navigation on Galachipa-Dhaka river route has remained suspended for constructing a bridge over Lohalia river, adjacent to Patuakhali town.
23 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Another bridge over the Payra

The Bangladesh Bridge Authority hired a South Koran-Bangladesh joint venture (JV) firm to build a major bridge over the Payra in Patuakhali.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM

225 new buses on 3 routes

After inaugurating the Ghatarchar-Kanchpur bus route -- with 50 buses operating under one company -- on December 26 last year, the bus route rationalisation committee yesterday decided to run 225 new buses on three routes.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Bus franchising system: New law on cards

The government is going to formulate a new law to regulate bus service using the franchise system, which is expected to bring discipline in Dhaka’s public transport sector.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM

225 more buses to run on 3 new routes in Dhaka: DSCC mayor

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today announced plans to run 225 new buses on three new routes in Dhaka.
22 March 2022, 12:42 PM

Transport workers go on strike

Transport workers of buses and minibuses in Lalmonirhat went on an indefinite strike yesterday to press home their four-point demand.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Launch services from Narayanganj to Munshiganj suspended indefinitely

The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) have suspended launch services from Narayanganj to Munshiganj for an indefinite period of time following the accident that took place in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj Sadar upazila yesterday.
20 March 2022, 18:06 PM

India-Bangladesh train services may resume next month

An inter-ministerial meeting ended yesterday without fixing any date for resuming the operation of trains between Bangladesh and India amid expectations that the service would resume soon.
20 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh-India passenger trains yet to resume operations

An inter-ministerial meeting ended today without fixing any date for resuming the operation of passenger trains between Bangladesh and India, which was expected to be started within this month.
20 March 2022, 14:25 PM

Sand lifting poses threat to century-old bridge

Unplanned extraction of sand from Dudhkumar river in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari upazila posing serious threat to century-old Sonahat Bridge on the river.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM

BRT Line-3: By any means necessary

It may sound unusual that a project implementation agency will pay contractors the “retention money” while the project is running, as this is supposed to be paid after the completion of the works.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Railway to add 4 ambulance sleeper cars for the first time

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is on course to procure 200 broad gauge (BG) passenger carriages to meet the ongoing crisis of rail engines and expand its services by adding new trains to its fleet.
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM