Ferry service resumes

Ferry services on Shimulia-Banglabazar route resumed, commercially, yesterday morning, after 48 days of suspension since August 18.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Unfit bridge not replaced in 9 years

The officials of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) finished their duty by only declaring a 65-metre-long bridge unfit for use. But after nine long years passed by, they are yet to replace the bridge that is vital for lives and livelihoods of thousands.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM

120 buses to ply the route from Dec 1: Taposh

After missing two deadlines, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday said 120 buses would run under a single company on the proposed Kanchpur Bridge-Ghatarchar pilot route in Dhaka from December 1.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM

2 ships enter Mongla port after 5 days of being stranded at outer anchorage

Two foreign merchant ships, stuck at the outer anchorage due to navigability crisis, finally anchored at Harbaria area of Mongla Seaport this afternoon after almost five days.
5 October 2021, 14:37 PM

120 buses to run on Kanchpur-Ghatarchar route from Dec 1: Taposh

After missing two deadlines, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said that 120 buses would run under a single company on the proposed Kanchpur Bridge-Ghatarchar pilot route in Dhaka from December 1.
5 October 2021, 10:48 AM

Ferry service on Shimulia-Banglabazar route resumes

Ferry services resumed, commercially, on Shimulia-Banglabazar route this morning after 48 days.
5 October 2021, 07:33 AM

Shimulia-Banglabazar Ferry Service: Now 11hrs a day, only for light vehicles

The BIWTC partly resumed its ferry services on Shimulia-Banglabazar route yesterday after 47 days.
4 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Two foreign ships stranded near Mongla port due to low water level

Two foreign ships have been stranded near Mongla Port due to low levels of water for at least three days.
4 October 2021, 14:50 PM

Ferries to carry only light vehicles during the day for Padma Bridge security

Only light vehicles such as private cars, SUVs, microbuses and ambulances will be ferried on the Shimulia- Banglabazar route -- from 6am to 5pm -- every day for Padma Bridge’s security, due to the current in the river.
4 October 2021, 12:03 PM

Ferry services resume on trial on Shimulia-Banglabazar route

After a long closure of 47 days, ferry services resumed operation on trial on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route from today after it was halted on August 18.
4 October 2021, 06:47 AM

Stones thrown at trains: Minister seeks media’s cooperation for awareness

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today sought media cooperation to create awareness for preventing stones thrown on running trains.
3 October 2021, 10:37 AM

More Metro rail cars, locomotives arrive

Eight more cars and four engines of metro rail reached Mongla port around 11:00am yesterday.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Rail communication of Kishoreganj with Dhaka, Ctg resumes after 5 hrs

Rail communication of Kishoreganj with Dhaka and Chattogram resumed this evening, five hours after suspension following a train derailment in Bhairab.
2 October 2021, 16:15 PM

Metro Rail: 8 more compartments, 4 engines reach Mongla port

A ship with Thai flag, carrying eight more compartments and four engines of Dhaka Metro Rail project, reached Mongla port today.
2 October 2021, 12:22 PM

Payra Bridge to be completed by 2025

Construction of the Payra bridge, which a fourth-grade student Shirshendu Biswas demanded for in a letter to the prime minister in 2016, will be completed by 2025. 
29 September 2021, 15:52 PM

Road collapse disrupts communication

Local people have been suffering a lot since a portion of a newly built concrete road in Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila collapsed in a roadside pond.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Railway Projects Under Indian LOC: Dhaka for quick release of funds

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday sought India’s cooperation for the quick release of funds for the projects which are being implemented under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC), in order to maintain deadlines.
27 September 2021, 18:00 PM

App-based transport service providers to go on strike from midnight

App-based drivers’ union of Bangladesh, a platform of drivers providing ride sharing services, will go on work abstention tomorrow to press home their six-point demand.
27 September 2021, 14:49 PM

Sirajganj-Bogura Rail Link Project: BR inks deal with Indian firm for preparatory work

Bangladesh Railway (BR) today signed a contract with an Indian joint venture firm for preparatory work on Sirajganj-Bogura Rail Link Project.
27 September 2021, 08:23 AM

Group of transport owners, workers call off strike following home minister’s assurance

A group of owners and workers of goods-carrying vehicles, who had vowed to go on a 48-hour work abstention from tomorrow, withdrew their programme following a meeting with the home minister today.
26 September 2021, 16:31 PM