Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

At a time when loans provided by Asian Development Bank (ADB) are ever increasing in the transport sector, implementing agencies have failed to get rid of some of the chronic problems liable for delays in implementation and cost overruns.

A scarcity of stones, a crucial construction material, is seriously hampering construction work of different development projects of Roads and Highways Department (RHD). This problem may very well cause delays in meeting project deadlines.

Jumping on running buses, groping, verbal abuse, men taking up their seats. For the women of Dhaka city, commuting by bus has always been an ordeal, as they often have to endure all these just to get to their destination.

In December 2017, Bangladesh Railway (BR) took up a project to procure 20 metre-gauge (MG) locomotives and 150 MG carriages to expand railway services and resolve the growing crisis of rail engines and coaches.

Tamanna Yesmin, a temporary railway gatekeeper, was supposed to be working at Harishankarpur level-crossing on Kushtia section to ensure safe passage of trains.

RZD International, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, has expressed interest to finance three proposed railway projects, including the much-talked-about high-speed rail line on the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor.

With the number of road crashes on the rise, authorities have decided to take a tough stance against unfit and illegal vehicles across the country, aiming to improve the situation.

As the number of road crashes and fatalities keep growing, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will sit with stakeholders today, aiming to reduce road accidents.

Accident Research Institute (ARI) of Buet has identified 10 most accident-prone intersections of Dhaka city, where people, especially pedestrians, are frequently getting killed.

Eighteen days have passed since a “faulty” pickup killed six brothers in Chakaria of Cox’s Bazar, completely devastating the entire family. And yet, police have not been able to arrest its owner till yesterday, delaying the investigation process.

Only three out of eight fast-track projects in Bangladesh have dedicated websites for public information and those too contain no updated information on their progress.

Bangladesh Railway continues to make huge losses from its operations allegedly due to poor services, corruption, and a lack of proper management of assets.

A Chinese company has proposed building a metro rail line in Chattogram and reclaiming land from the sea to build a 60-square km “smart city” in exchange for a share of the latter.

More than five lakh registered vehicles are now on the road without fitness clearance mainly due to poor monitoring by the authorities amid the pandemic.

Saif Powertec, a logistics and container supply chain management provider, is building a multipurpose jetty at the Mongla port with an estimated investment of around Tk 1,600 crore to handle both container and cargo ships, said officials yesterday.

No worker shall drive a transport vehicle unless they hold an appointment letter.

A recent government directive authorising deputy commissioners to monitor and evaluate development projects at the district level has caused an uproar among officials of project implementing agencies.

The pick-up that ran over and killed five bothers on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway on Tuesday had no updated papers at all.

Typically, it takes three to four months to appoint a project director.

The government initiative to conduct dope tests before issuing professional driving licences from today is set to face challenges due to a lack of testing facilities and preparations at the designated hospitals in the capital.