RHD to introduce country’s 1st road operation unit: Highway management set to improve

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is going establish a dedicated Road Operation Unit (ROU) for the first time to manage and monitor a national highway efficiently.
7 April 2022

Nearly 50 lakh vehicles plying in Bangladesh: JS body

At present there are 49 lakh 91 thousand 75 different types of vehicles in the country, according to the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources.
7 April 2022

Padma bridge now to open by year-end

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.
6 April 2022

Akhaura-Agartala Link: A series of never-ending delays

The Akhaura-Agartala Rail Link, a Bangladesh Railway (BR) project, was supposed to be completed within December 2018.
6 April 2022

Rangpur bus strike continues

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.
6 April 2022

Major reason for traffic jams? 70% registered vehicles in Dhaka motorbikes, pvt cars

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.
4 April 2022

Easy-bikes can’t run on highways: SC

The Supreme Court today allowed battery-run three-wheeler, known as easy-bikes, on roads except for the highways across the country.
4 April 2022

Padma bridge to open in June: Quader

The Padma bridge will be open to traffic in June this year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. 
3 April 2022

New rail line to link Shariatpur

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.
3 April 2022

Obaidul Quader failed to bring order on roads: JP lawmaker

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.
3 April 2022

Port city fearing Ramadan traffic

City dwellers of Chattogram are fearing massive traffic congestion during Ramadan, due to ongoing development projects and the sorry state of roads.
2 April 2022

Dhaka-ctg connectivity plans: Going nowhere as govt keeps flip-flopping

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.
31 March 2022

95pc of feasibility study done

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.
31 March 2022

Padma Bridge: 3% work remains to be completed in 3 months

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

Feasibility study on for Dhaka subway: Quader

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.
31 March 2022

Traffic projection for Dhaka during Ramadan

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.
30 March 2022

Chaos over railway tickets in Ctg as server down

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).
29 March 2022

Khulna tank-lorry workers’ strike halts fuel supply in 15 districts

Supply of fuel remains suspended in 15 districts as tank-lorry workers enforced an indefinite strike in Khulna division this morning.
29 March 2022

Highways set to get ‘smart’

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.
28 March 2022

A bit of relief

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.
27 March 2022