Viaduct links two ends of capital

The main structure of the country’s first metro rail project was completed yesterday with the installation of the last segment of the viaduct, which now connects two ends of the capital -- Uttara and Motijheel.
27 January 2022

Dhaka Metro Rail milestone: Last girder segment of MRT-6 installed

The country's first metro rail reached a major milestone today with the completion of the entire 20.1 km viaduct.
27 January 2022

Dhaka Metro Rail: Last girder segment of MRT-6 to be installed tomorrow

The last girder segment of the 20.1 km Mass Rapid Transit Line 6 viaduct will be installed around 11 am tomorrow.
26 January 2022

CU shuttle train services halted due to staff’s work abstention

Bangladesh Railway stopped operations of three pairs of shuttle trains on the Chittagong University route from today -- following work abstention by the running staff of the railway.
26 January 2022

Bridge lies unused for 2 decades

A bridge on a cropland at Ramakantapur village in Sujanagar upazila has remained unused since its construction over two decades ago due to lack of approach roads on either side of the unplanned bridge.
25 January 2022

Metro rail milestone: Entire 20.10km viaduct to be completed this month

In a major breakthrough for the country’s first metro rail project, the construction of the entire 20.1-kilometre viaduct will be completed by the end of this month.
25 January 2022

1.7 million people, 0 public bus in Khulna city

There’s no city bus service for 1.7 million residents of Khulna for the last four years.
25 January 2022

Display fares on digital boards HC asks BRTA

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to take effective steps to stop overcharging of passengers on public transport.
24 January 2022

Display fares on electronic billboards at bus stops in a month: HC

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned to take effective steps to stop overcharging passengers of public transport, including buses and minibuses.
24 January 2022

Left incomplete for 5 years

About five lakh people in two upazilas are suffering as a bridge, connecting Nilphamari Sadar and Kishoreganj upazila, over the Charalkatha river at Par Ghat area has remained incomplete for nearly five years.
20 January 2022

Most of iron bridges in a shambles

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Pirojpur has hanged signboards on both two sides of each iron bridge on Charkhali-Mathbaria road in the district saying that it is risky.
19 January 2022

Buses at half capacity: Transport lobby prevails again

The government has taken 180 turn on its directive regarding buses running at half capacity to curb Covid-19 transmission, bending again to the pressure from transport workers and owners.
17 January 2022

Buses disobey govt order

Bus operators blatantly ignored the government directive to operate at half capacity yesterday – the first day of the order coming into effect.
15 January 2022

Kazirhaat loses another ferry

Barely a month after losing its two big ferries and their pontoon, Kazirhaat ferry ghat -- the busiest ferry port for loaded trucks in the northern region -- has now lost one of its two smaller ferries.
15 January 2022

Dilapidated part of highway: Mymensingh-Dhaka buses on strike from tomorrow

Bus owners in four districts under Mymensingh division have decided not to operate Dhaka-bound buses from tomorrow -- demanding the dilapidated road from Salna to Tongi of Gazipur on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway be made fit for traffic.
15 January 2022

Trains running at half capacity from today

Trains started carrying passengers at 50 percent capacity from today in compliance with the government’s new rules and regulations amid increasing Covid-19 infection.
15 January 2022

Passengers yet to be sold on Nagar Paribahan

Although commuters travelling by the red-and-green buses of Dhaka Nagar Paribahan (DNP), currently in its pilot phase since launching late last year, have expressed their satisfaction with its services so far, the DNP is yet to attract a sizeable crowd.
14 January 2022

Running at half capacity: Bus owners won’t go by govt decision

A top transport association yesterday asked its members to operate their vehicles at full capacity, violating the government directive to carry only 50 percent passengers on public transports.
13 January 2022

Professional driving licence: Dope test now a must

Negative dope test reports from government-affiliated hospitals or laboratories would be mandatory to get or renew professional driving licences from January 30 this year.
13 January 2022

Dhaka's transport owners' association tells members to operate buses at full capacity

Despite the government order to carry passengers at 50 percent capacity from Saturday, Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association today asked its members to operate vehicles in full capacity.
13 January 2022