Highway police promise mechanics if your car breaks down

The Chattogram-bound Karnaphuli Express train derailed in Cumilla’s Shashidal Railway Station this afternoon without causing any injuries.

With the five-day government holiday beginning today on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr, Dhaka streets wore a deserted look

Number of vehicles has increased on the Dhaka-Tangail highway and on the Bangabandhu Bridge link road in Tangail today, as people started leaving Dhaka and adjacent districts to celebrate Eid-ul-fitr with their near and dear ones

Motorcycles will temporarily be allowed to use the Padma Bridge, the country’s longest bridge, from 6:00am tomorrow.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) today started ferry services on Shimulia-Mangalmajhi route for motorcycles to cross the Padma River ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr

A top official of the Bridges Division informed The Daily Star about the development

Physical work of the country’s third metro rail, namely Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-5 (northern route), will begin in July.

Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun today said no unfit vehicles would be allowed to ply on the roads and highways during the Eid to ensure home-goers' safe and smooth journey.

The High Court today asked the government to explain why the government would not allow private ambulances to operate commercially

Physical works of MRT Line-5 from July

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) would operate one ferry every three hours for carrying motorcycles on Shimulia-Mongol Majhi Ghat route from April 18

Bangladesh Railway tonight cancelled tomorrow's Dhaka-Chattogram trip of Sonar Bangla Express following its derailment in Cumilla

Dhaka-bound Sonar Bangla Express hit a freight train at Nangalkot of Cumilla causing seven carriages and the locomotive to derail this evening

Railway Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan has said access to rail stations have been controlled so that no one can enter the stations without a ticket.

Traffic movement has resumed in the New Market area, a day after a fire broke out at the New Super Market

The railway authorities have directed all trains to reduce speed in various parts of Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet railways due to extreme heatwave

Coaches are overcharging people heading for the north by up to Tk 900, taking advantage of the Eid rush, poor monitoring, and no set fare for long-haul air-conditioned buses.

The Agargaon-Motijheel section of metro rail will be opened by November this year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

Home-bound passengers travelling to the north for Eid this year may face the same old issue of heavy traffic jams at both ends of the Bangabandhu Bridge. Despite the concerns raised by transport workers, passengers and other parties concerned, the authorities have failed to provide assurance of a hassle-free journey.