Transport authorities and leaders yesterday came down heavily on road safety organisations for publishing what they claimed to be “fabricated” reports on road crashes, creating confusion among the people and tarnishing the country’s image abroad.

The physical work of the country’s first-ever underground metro rail line will begin on January 26, setting off a flurry of activity for the second biggest infrastructure project in Bangladesh.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told parliament today that Bangladesh ranks 88th among 183 countries in road accident death rate.

The operations of tourist ships on the Teknaf-St Martin's Island route will restart tomorrow after four months' halt.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia waterway resumed after a suspension of for nearly five hours due to dense fog.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route have been suspended since this morning due to poor visibility owing to the dense fog.

Bangladesh Railway is moving forward with its plan to build a chord line from Dhaka to Cumilla via Narayanganj to shorten the distance between the capital and the port city.

The leaders of Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners' Association on Monday demanded that the BRTA decision to increase the renewal fee of vehicles, which was imposed on Sunday, be withdrawn.

Pallabi station of metro rail will be operational from January 25. It will be the third station after Diabari and Agargaon to be open to public.

Pallabi station of Dhaka Metro Rail will be operational from January 25. It will be the third metro rail station after Diabari and Agargaon to be open to the public.

Another 711 buses under 15 companies in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur, Azimpur and Gabtoli area will be brought under e-ticketing system from tomorrow.

The bone-chilling cold, accompanied by thick fog, continued to batter normal life across the country yesterday, disrupting road, air, and river communication, and causing immense public suffering.

Poor visibility caused by dense fog disrupted ferry movements on Paturia-Daulatdia route for about 10 hours and on Aricha-Kazirhat route for about 11 hours.

Over 80 percent of the 7,713 road crash victims last year were aged between 18 and 65 years, the most productive segment of the population, Road Safety Foundation said yesterday.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia waterway resumed after remaining closed for nearly three and a half hours due to dense fog.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed at 8:30 am after remaining suspended for three hours due to dense fog.

Train operation in the northern and southern districts under the railway's West Zone has been badly disrupted in the last three to four days due to dense fog.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for six hours while Aricha-Kazirhat waterway for seven hours due to poor visibilities caused by dense fog.

India today expressed interest in financing the construction and operations of new airports in Bangladesh.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has formulated a plan to transform the carrier into a "smart airline" in line with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's vision of "smart Bangladesh", Managing Director and CEO of Biman Shafiul Azim said today.