The wait for the completion of the Padma Bridge is set to prolong as the prime minister said yesterday that the bridge would be open to public by the end of the year.

The Akhaura-Agartala Rail Link, a Bangladesh Railway (BR) project, was supposed to be completed within December 2018.

Plying of buses on Rangpur-Dhaka route remained suspended for the second consecutive day yesterday, due to the strike of transport workers to press home their five-point demand, which includes disbursement of unpaid salaries.

Fewer than three percent of registered vehicles in Dhaka city are buses and minibuses, exposing the poor public-transport situation of the capital, where over two crore people live.

The Supreme Court today allowed battery-run three-wheeler, known as easy-bikes, on roads except for the highways across the country.

The Padma bridge will be open to traffic in June this year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. 

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is considering linking Shariatpur district headquarters with the railway network to implement the government’s plan of taking railway services to all districts.

Jatiya Party MP and Secretary General of the main opposition Mujibul Haque Chunnu today in parliament said that Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader has failed to bring order on roads and in the transport sector.

City dwellers of Chattogram are fearing massive traffic congestion during Ramadan, due to ongoing development projects and the sorry state of roads.

Indecision, short-sightedness and piecemeal measures have long been plaguing the government plan to upgrade Dhaka-Chattogram corridor, considered the economic lifeline of the country.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told parliament that a feasibility study is underway to build a subway to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka.

Till today, March 31, 2022, the progress of the Padma Bridge work has been 97 percent.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today told the parliament that a feasibility study is underway to construct a subway – to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka city.

After the government decided to reopen all educational institutions, Dhaka traffic has regained its former glory. The shift from online to in-person classes and work has highlighted Dhaka’s inability to handle all of the traffic, and massive infrastructure development projects are not helping either.

A huge number of people of Chattogram are suffering as Bangladesh Railway’s website went down following resumption of online ticket selling from Saturday (March 26, 2022).

Supply of fuel remains suspended in 15 districts as tank-lorry workers enforced an indefinite strike in Khulna division this morning.

Large LED displays will be set up on highways to notify road users about changes in road and weather conditions, including traffic congestion, accidents and foggy atmosphere. They can also get the information through a mobile app and a dedicated website.

Although the situation has improved, but many people are still facing problems to buy train ticket online as of yesterday, especially during the morning hours.

Saad Rahman, a private service holder, got up early in the morning to purchase train tickets online.

More than 700 vehicles, including over 500 goods-laden trucks, are waiting at Paturia ferry ghat in Manikganj to cross the Padma River as the pressure of vehicles has increased suddenly on the Paturia-Daulatdia route due to the weekly holiday.