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
Torrid traffic continues
For the second straight day, the capital appeared to have witnessed its pre-pandemic form as seemingly interminable traffic jams grounded movement to a crawl yesterday, causing immense public suffering.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Mitali Express may begin journey this month
Mitali Express, the third passenger train to be operated between Dhaka and West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri (NJP) in India, is likely to start running within this month to boost connectivity between the two neighbours.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Managing Rush of Eid Passengers: BR to operate US-made electronic rail engines
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is likely to introduce broad-gauge railway locomotives -- recently imported from the US -- to manage the rush of homebound passengers this Eid-ul-Fitr.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
India proposes resuming passenger trains to and from Bangladesh from March 26
India has proposed to resume operations of passengers trains between the country and Bangladesh from March 26.
16 March 2022, 06:06 AM
Temporary Railway gatekeepers postpone demo for 3 months
The temporary gatekeepers of Bangladesh Railway, who have been observing “fast unto death” since February 27, for making their job permanent, have postponed their demonstration for three months yesterday evening.
15 March 2022, 18:03 PM
An awful day for city commuters
Ishtiaq Hossain, employee of a private firm, left his home in Khilgaon at 9:00am to go to his office in Farmgate. The commute usually takes around 45 minutes. But yesterday it took nearly two and a half hours.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Five upcoming RHD projects: ADB for speeding up preparatory works
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has asked the government to speed up preparatory works for five upcoming road projects, which are aiming to boost sub-regional connectivity.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM
No online railway ticketing for 5 days
Bangladesh Railway’s online ticketing will remain suspended for five days from the early hours of March 21 to facilitate smooth handover of the ticketing job to a new vendor.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM
ADB uninterested in financing Bangladesh Railway’s procurement of 70 locomotives
The crisis over a Bangladesh Railway (BR) project to procure 70 metre-gauge (MG) locomotives is refusing to go away.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM
No online sale of train tickets for 5 days from March 21
Online ticketing of Bangladesh Railway will remain suspended for five days – from early hours of March 21 – to facilitate smooth handover from the current vendor to the new one.
14 March 2022, 06:23 AM
Bangladesh Railway turns to ADB for loans again
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has already topped the lenders’ list of Bangladesh Railway (BR). But with several new projects coming up, the state-run transport agency has sought more loan from the bank.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM
9 out of 12 ADB-funded transport sector projects revised; physical work of rest hasn't started
At a time when loans provided by Asian Development Bank (ADB) are ever increasing in the transport sector, implementing agencies have failed to get rid of some of the chronic problems liable for delays in implementation and cost overruns.
12 March 2022, 18:00 PM
A perennial woe to villagers
Hundreds of people of eight to ten villages have been suffering immensely due to low approach road of a bridge over a canal at Gotampur village in Rajbari’s Pangsha upazila.
10 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Women-friendly Public Transport in Dhaka: Still a distant dream
Jumping on running buses, groping, verbal abuse, men taking up their seats. For the women of Dhaka city, commuting by bus has always been an ordeal, as they often have to endure all these just to get to their destination.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Railway's tale of never-ending deadlines
In December 2017, Bangladesh Railway (BR) took up a project to procure 20 metre-gauge (MG) locomotives and 150 MG carriages to expand railway services and resolve the growing crisis of rail engines and coaches.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia keen on funding three rail projects
RZD International, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, has expressed interest to finance three proposed railway projects, including the much-talked-about high-speed rail line on the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Will strict measures work this time?
With the number of road crashes on the rise, authorities have decided to take a tough stance against unfit and illegal vehicles across the country, aiming to improve the situation.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh railway: Losses and poor show continue
Bangladesh Railway continues to make huge losses from its operations allegedly due to poor services, corruption, and a lack of proper management of assets.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Chinese proposal for CTG: Metro rail in return for stake in ‘smart city’
A Chinese company has proposed building a metro rail line in Chattogram and reclaiming land from the sea to build a 60-square km “smart city” in exchange for a share of the latter.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Unfit vehicles: 5 lakh still on the road
More than five lakh registered vehicles are now on the road without fitness clearance mainly due to poor monitoring by the authorities amid the pandemic.
15 February 2022, 18:00 PM