Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

A probe committee investigating the deadly fire on the MV Abhijan-10 has found engine faults that might have caused the fire. The two engines were changed last month without following the rules, officials said yesterday.

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

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

To improve connectivity and cut travel time and cost, the government has planned to build around 50 major bridges under the network of Roads and Highways Department (RHD).

The government in May 2018 approved a project for constructing a rail line from Faridpur to Magura even before carrying out a feasibility study.

The railway authority is on its way to form a separate company to improve and professionalise catering and hospitality services on trains.

Bangladesh Railway has sought Russian funds in five projects that include Dhaka-Chattogram high-speed rail line project and the Bhanga-Payra rail line project.

Twenty Buet students were sentenced to death yesterday for their direct involvement in the murder of a fellow student in a dorm room, an incident that shocked the nation two years ago.

While the ruling Awami League is grappling with divisions and disputes over the union parishad polls, controversial activities of some leaders have severely embarrassed the party as well as the government.

The government is set to remove all complexities for the registration and operation of electric vehicles in Bangladesh as the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry has prepared a guideline in this regard.

While the construction work of a rail line from Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar is going on at speed to bring the tourist town under railway network, Bangladesh Railway has also started the preparatory work for operating railway services on the new route.

The Anabil Paribahan bus that ran over and killed SSC examinee Mainuddin Islam in the capital’s Rampura on Monday did not have a route permit.

The number of road crashes and casualties continues to rise in the country as promises by government bodies to ensure road safety remain unfulfilled, said road safety campaigners.

The pandemic took a huge toll on Bangladesh Railway as movement curbs over a significant period left the state-run operator with Tk 2,063 crore losses in the 2019-20 fiscal year.

The government is planning to form a company for implementing its plan to build an underground railway network in the capital and adjacent areas.

In a bid to manage funds for the Bhanga to Payra Port rail line, railways authorities have started talks with a UK-based company -- IM Power PLC -- over the 214km line.

Bangladesh Railway and railways ministry officials will make four trips to Europe, the USA, and India over the next three months despite the pandemic for what they said would be studies, receiving training, and visiting factories.

The Tongi Bridge remained damaged for a quite long time, but authorities, instead of refurbishing the bridge, kept it only operational by putting steel sheets on it for the last two months, disregarding the risk of accidents.

Railway authorities have decided to seek opinion from independent experts about whether traffic movement on Padma Bridge would cause problems for installing rail tracks on the lower part of the double-decker bridge.

No three-wheelers or easy-bikes would be allowed on the national and regional highways. Such vehicles must have route permit, registration and fitness clearance for operating on the dedicated routes. And their drivers have to obtain licences.