Whenever a tragic incident hits the transport sector claiming people’s lives, a dismal picture of irregularities, mismanagement, and incompetence of the authorities gets exposed. 

Dozens of luxury launches are carrying hundreds of passengers without adequate fire safety equipment, industry insiders said.

The much-awaited Padma Bridge will be inaugurated in June 2022 as per target, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.

The first day of the much-awaited Nagar Paribahan bus service-from Ghatarchar to Kanchpur under one authority was greeted with mixed reactions yesterday.

The much-awaited Dhaka Nagar Paribahan bus service -- from Ghatarchar to Kanchpur under one authority -- was launched today, after missing three earlier deadlines.

Ferry services on two major routes were disrupted for more than six hours from the early hours yesterday due to dense fog.

Ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed 10 hours and on Shimulia-Banglabazar route six hours after suspension due to dense fog.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said discipline would be restored soon in city public transport.

A shipment of eight coaches and four engines -- of the country’s first metro rail service, Dhaka Metro -- has arrived at Mongla port from Japan.

Already three years behind schedule, the Akhaura-Agartala dual-gauge railway link project is likely to miss its current deadline of June 2022 too.

Even after the deaths of four people including three siblings, who were crushed under the wheels of a running train on December 8 at an unmanned level crossing at Bou Bazar Monshapara on Darwani-Nilphamari road in Sadar upazila, the authorities concerned are in slumber as the level crossing still lies unguarded.

It has been one year since authorities announced construction of a multi-purpose truck terminal at the capital’s Tejgaon to accommodate all trucks and keep Satrasta-Tejgaon road free of vehicles.

NXT Air, a new cargo airline in the country, will start operations from next year.

The government is finally going to inaugurate the bus service from Ghatarchar-Kanchpur under one authority from December 26, after missing three earlier deadlines.

The government has again relaxed the experience requirements to obtain driving licences for heavy and medium vehicles, following transport leaders’ demand.

Fifty new buses – 20 of Trans Sliva and 30 of BRTC – will be launched on the Ghatarchar to Kanchpur via Motijheel and Signboard routes on December 26, said Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today.

Leaders and activists of Munshiganj’s Sreenagar Government College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, who were deprived of posts in the newly announced college committee, blocked Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj for nearly an hour today.

A balanced and multimodal-based transport system is a must for sustainable development of the country, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.

The High Court yesterday directed authorities concerned to locate illegal three-wheelers plying across the country and take necessary steps to remove them from the roads.

Police have foiled the hunger strike by agitating students demanding half fare at all public transport across the country and safe roads yesterday.