Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

Although most of the CNG-run auto-rickshaws operate in the capital without following metered fare, a drivers’ organisation now demands hiking the fare in line with the increased prices of gas and daily essentials.

After last year’s unprecedented demonstration for safer roads, different government bodies, police, and transport leaders made a series of lofty promises.

Although the old High Court buildings were declared “risky” more than a year ago, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and its Chief Prosecutor’s Office have been operating their daily proceedings there, exposing hundreds of people to serious risk of accident.

The impasse over financing of the expansion of 214-kilometre Dhaka-Sylhet Highway into four lanes is likely to end soon, as Asian Develop-ment Bank has given “consent” to fund the project, officials said.

Around 400kms of roads and highways under the Roads and Highways Depart-ment have been damaged by the floods across the country.

After initial delay, half of the 10 first track mega projects have finally gotten some momentum, ushering hope for positive change in the country’s economy and people’s livelihood.

Rail-related fatalities are on the rise as over 80 percent level crossings, authorised and unauthorised, in the country are unprotected.

Three major streets in the capital are off limits to rickshaws from today with experts saying the “hasty” move without any alternative arrangements is all set to put many commuters in trouble.

Around 25 percent roads under the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) across the country are in “poor, bad or very bad” condition, and fixing those would require Tk 10,679 crore in the current fiscal year, an RHD survey has found.

His contribution to the society was immense. From healthcare to education, all the work he did in his lifetime was solely for a benevolent purpose.

India is positive about Bangladesh’s proposal seeking 20 railway engines from them, according to a delegation led by the Ministry of Railways that held meetings with their Indian counterparts last week.

With an aim to reduce the gap between the numbers of motorbikes on the road and rider licence holders, having at least a learner’s licence has been made mandatory for buying a bike.

The government has set July 1 to start registration of ride-sharing service providers, 17 months after the formulation of the guidelines.

Amid growing number of road accidents involving slow-moving vehicles on highways, the government has decided to formulate a guideline to control movement of these vehicles.

In 2010, the government decided to construct a 128-kilometre (km) metre gauge rail track to link Chattogram with tourist town Cox’s Bazar at a cost of Tk 1,852.35 crore.

Truckers overloading their vehicles and getting on Bailey bridges is causing frequent collapse of the temporary structures, some of which are decades old.

The government is planning to allocate Tk 100 crore to rehabilitate the victims of river erosion across the country.

With his seven-month-old nephew on his lap, Mohammad Shohag, along with his siblings, was seen waiting at the Kamalapur Railway Station to catch the Nilphamari-bound Nilsagar Express.

With every Eid comes a concern: How to get home? Almost every time, the holidaymakers go through nightmarish experience on highways, thanks to traffic jams caused by poor road conditions and traffic management.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has failed to meet four deadlines to prepare the draft of the rules for the Road Transport Act-2018, halting implementation of the law.