Faster Dhaka-Ctg Rail Trip: 24km dual-gauge double-line opens

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday opened a 24-kilometre dual-gauge double-line from Laksham to Cumilla for train operation.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway: Will be open to public in 2026

Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway, the second such expressway centring Dhaka, will be open to public in June 2026, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Faster Dhaka-Ctg Rail Trip: 24kms dual-gauge double-line opens

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today opened a 24-kilometre dual-gauge double-line from Laksham to Cumilla for train operation.
25 September 2021, 10:25 AM

Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway to come into operation in 2026

Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway, which is expected to facilitate quick entry and exit of vehicles to and from Dhaka, will come into operation in June 2026, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
25 September 2021, 07:13 AM

Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil Highway: Tangles at root of the mess

A project to acquire land and relocate utility service lines for expanding the Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil highway is likely to be delayed by two and a half years and cost double, according to the latest revision proposal of the project.
24 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Goods Transport: Another group sticks to their call for strike

A group of owners and workers of goods-carrying vehicles yesterday vowed to go for a 48-hour work abstention from September 27 if the government does not meet their 10-point demand within September 26.
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Section of goods transport owners, workers vow 48hr strike if demands not met

A group of owners and workers of goods-carrying vehicles today vowed to go for a 48-hour work abstention from September 27 if the government does not meet their 10-point demand within September 26.
23 September 2021, 07:08 AM

Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Rail Link: Trains to run from 2022 December

The under-construction rail line between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar would be opened by December next year, said Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday. Project documents, however, tell a different story.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Goods Transport: One strike ends, another still on

The group of owners and workers of goods transport, who have been enforcing a 72-hour strike from Tuesday, withdrew their programme yesterday.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail route to open December 2022: Railways minister

A new rail route from Chattogram’s Dohazari to Cox’s Bazar will open on December 16 the next year, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said today.
22 September 2021, 11:41 AM

Prime mover owners-workers union withdraw transport strike

Chittagong Prime Mover, Trailer Workers' Union withdrew their strike at the port this afternoon.
22 September 2021, 10:03 AM

Goods transport strike called off

The group of owners and workers of goods transport, who have been enforcing a 72-hour strike from yesterday, has withdrawn their programme today.
22 September 2021, 09:17 AM

Road Transport Sector: 1 feud, 2 strikes, same demands

A feud between two major factions of road transport owners and workers has led to calling of two separate strikes of goods-laden vehicles in the span of a week.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Freight train derails in Tongi; Dhaka-Ctg train services halted

Train services on Dhaka-Chattogram route remain suspended after a freight train derailed in Tongi, Gazipur this morning.
21 September 2021, 07:13 AM

Commuters suffer as key road partly devoured by erosion

A large portion of a paved road in Paishka union under Dhanbari upazila has gone to the riverbed, disrupting communication and causing sufferings of the people.
18 September 2021, 18:00 PM

150 three-wheelers seized from highways in Narayanganj

Highway police seized at least 150 three-wheelers, including CNG-run auto-rickshaws and battery-run easy-bikes, from Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet highways in Narayanganj today.
18 September 2021, 12:50 PM

BRTC bus service for port city students to resume today

Ever since schools started this week, Jayeeta Talukdar, a tenth-grader at Chattogram city’s Dr Khastagir Government Girls’ High School, has found it difficult to get to school in jam-packed public vehicles during rush hour.
17 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Road Transport Act: Law left crippled when crashes leap

Although the Road Transport Act was passed three years ago, its rules have not been formulated yet, preventing the authorities from executing some vital sections of the law which aims to curb crashes and bring discipline to the road transport sector.
17 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu Bridge: 45pc bearings problematic

Around 45 percent pot bearings, a vital element for load transmission, of Bangabandhu Bridge have been found problematic and require replacement.
17 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Payra Bridge: Cost 3.5 times the original estimate

The long-awaited opening of the bridge over the Payra river next month will bring relief to people of the country’s southern regions, but the project will also stand as an example of poor implementation of a construction scheme. 
15 September 2021, 18:00 PM