Ferry service on Shimulia-Banglabazar route suspended since evening

Ferry service on the Padma river, on Shimulia-Banglabazar route, has been suspended since this evening -- due to strong current.
14 August 2021, 17:08 PM

Around 300 vehicles waiting to cross Padma river on Shimulia-Banglabazar route

Waterway movement through Shimulia-Banglabazar route resumed this morning, nine hours after suspension due to strong current in the Padma river.
14 August 2021, 10:08 AM

Strong Current in Padma: 500 vehicles stranded at Paturia ghat

Around 500 vehicles, most of them goods-laden trucks, were waiting at the Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj till yesterday evening to cross the Padma, as ferry movement was slowed down due to strong currents.
13 August 2021, 18:00 PM

4 ferries added to Paturia-Daulatdia route to ease vehicular pressure

To ease the pressure of vehicles and keep the ferry services normal on the Paturia-Daulatdia route, four ferries have been brought from Munshiganj’s Mawa Ghat yesterday.
12 August 2021, 15:27 PM

Bogura-Jamalpur ferry service begins today

A new ferry service was launched today connecting Bogura and Jamalpur in order to improve communication, trade and commerce between the two northern districts.
12 August 2021, 13:48 PM

Over 300 goods-carrying trucks stuck at Paturia-Daulatdia

More than 300 goods-carrying trucks remain stuck at Paturia-Daulatdia ghat as ferries have been moving slowly due to the strong current in Padma river today.
12 August 2021, 09:29 AM

7th Oxygen Express arrives from India

The seventh Oxygen Express, from India, has reached Bangladesh with 186.29 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen.
12 August 2021, 06:02 AM

Drivers unaware of govt directive on operating half of total public transport

Traffic congestion today intensified at the Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari, seemingly ignoring government instruction on operating half of the total number of public transports.
11 August 2021, 08:38 AM

Public transport operation resumes, traffic jam returns

As most of the restrictions on movement were lifted today, public transport operation resumed across the country after 19 days, amid fear of further surge in Covid deaths and infections.
11 August 2021, 06:17 AM

Route Under Padma Bridge: Heavy vehicles banned on ferry

In order to avert the risks of ferries ramming into pillars of the under-construction Padma bridge, the authorities yesterday decided that ferries will not carry heavy vehicles, like buses and trucks, between Shimulia and Banglabazar terminals as long as there is strong current in the river.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Heavy vehicles barred from ferries plying Shimulia-Banglabazar route

Heavy vehicles (passenger and freight) are not being allowed on the Shimulia-Banglabazar ferries until strong current in Padma river subsides.
10 August 2021, 11:10 AM

1,218 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen imported through Oxygen Express so far

A total of 1,218 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen has been imported in six consignments from India, by "Oxygen Express", through Benapole land port.
10 August 2021, 05:55 AM

Decision to Allow Public Transport: ‘Arbitrary’, may worsen the surge

With the Delta variant of Covid spreading across the country, the government decision to allow buses to run at full capacity from tomorrow has baffled health experts.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Operating half of public transport from Aug 11: Transport owners urge withdrawal of decision

Bangladesh Road Transport Owners’ Association has urged the government to withdraw the decision of operating half of public transport on the roads from August 11.
9 August 2021, 11:38 AM

Railway to operate 38 intercity, 20 commuter and mail trains from August 11

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided to operate 38 intercity and 20 commuter and mail trains from August 11 with full capacity.
8 August 2021, 15:02 PM

Previous bus, launch fares will be reinstated from August 11

The authorities will reinstate the previous bus and launch fares from August 11 as the operators would be allowed to carry passengers at full capacity from that day.
8 August 2021, 13:23 PM

Returning workers continue to crowd Paturia, Aricha ferry ghat

Like the past two days, workers of export-oriented factories continued to travel to Dhaka and adjacent industrial areas via Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes.
2 August 2021, 08:29 AM

Garment workers in Gazipur block highway due to absence of public transport

Garment workers blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur for two hours this morning due to the hassles they were facing on the road amid the ongoing “strict lockdown”.
2 August 2021, 06:42 AM

Bangladesh, India flag off fifth rail route

India and Bangladesh yesterday began regular operation of freight trains through the Haldibari-Chilahati rail route 56 years after it had been suspended following the India-Pakistan war in 1965.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Launch services to continue till 6:00am tomorrow: BIWTA

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has decided to continue launch services till 6:00am tomorrow.
1 August 2021, 08:09 AM