Metro running on schedule as staffers withdraw strike

Passengers take free ride at some stations due to lack of staffers
17 March 2025, 03:20 AM
16 March 2025, 13:34 PM

Biman reports over 36pc sales growth between September and January

Biman sold tickets worth Tk 4,057 crore during the five-month period
16 March 2025, 10:20 AM

Modonpur-Modonganj Road: Tk 54cr road repair fails in months

Barely six months after repairs at a cost of Tk 54 crore, the 11-kilometre Modonpur-Modonganj road in Narayanganj has become dilapidated yet again.
14 March 2025, 21:24 PM

Locomotive crisis cuts special train number

The number of special trains for Eid journey, operating from Chattogram to different destinations across the country, has been significantly reduced due to an acute shortage of locomotives (engines).
14 March 2025, 21:13 PM

Nesarabad in Pirojpur: Decaying bridges pose daily peril

At least six iron bridges along the 31-kilometre Sharshina–Swarupkathi–Kawkhali–Noikathi road in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila are in a vulnerable condition.
14 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh seeks Japanese help for light metro train in Narayanganj

Narayanganj is a sister city of Japan’s Naruto
11 March 2025, 15:17 PM

Road from Uttara South Metro Station to Mirpur DOHS closed until March 13

The road will be closed for development work under Dhaka North City Corporation
11 March 2025, 14:46 PM

Jamuna Rail Bridge to cost passengers extra

With Bangladesh Railway (BR) set to fully open the newly constructed Jamuna Railway Bridge on March 18, train fares for routes using the bridge will increase from the following day.
9 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Eid train tickets go on sale from March 14

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start selling train tickets in advance from March 14 to ensure a hassle-free journey for homegoers.
9 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport

Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Rangabali Health Complex: Construction work stalled for 8 months

The construction of the Rangabali Upazila Health Complex in Patuakhali has been halted for the last eight months.
5 March 2025, 12:34 PM

California-based transport expert appointed as special assistant for road ministry

Sheik Moinuddin has been given executive authority over the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
5 March 2025, 10:18 AM

Metro rail’s weekday schedule revised for Ramadan

Train time for Fridays, Saturdays to remain unchanged
1 March 2025, 11:53 AM

Locals briefly block key rail routes demanding intercity trains stop at B'baria

They also demanded the introduction of a special train on the Dhaka-Brahmanbaria route, an increase in seat capacity on existing trains and an end to the sale of tickets on the black market
28 February 2025, 14:28 PM

Biman flight makes emergency landing in Dhaka

The flight (BG-388), operating on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, returned from Myanmar’s airspace after departing from Dhaka at noon, according to sources at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
28 February 2025, 14:18 PM

Unregistered auto-rickshaws worsening Rangpur's traffic woes

Speakers at a roundtable in Rangpur today blamed unregistered auto-rickshaws as the primary reason for the worsening traffic congestion in the city, and called for an immediate ban on these vehicles for improving the situation.
27 February 2025, 15:11 PM

Govt relaunches Dhaka Nagar Paribahan

The government has relaunched Dhaka Nagar Paribahan today, aiming to bring discipline to the road transport sector
25 February 2025, 08:40 AM

Metro rail staffers call off work abstention

After receiving assurances from the authorities yesterday, a section of metro rail staffers decided to call off their planned work abstention which was set to begin today.
20 February 2025, 21:33 PM

Efforts on to bring down airfare: home secretary

The home ministry held a hearing at the Secretariat today with General Sales Agents of 16 airlines to discuss the pressing issue
19 February 2025, 17:21 PM