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Dhaka Metro Rail goes on trial run 

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd today put a train of six metro rail coaches on a trial run on Diya Bari-Mirpur route.
27 August 2021

Dhaka Metro Rail: Rolling out in the open on Sunday

The authorities are all set to conduct a test run of a metro train on the main tracks on Sunday, touching a new milestone in the country’s first ever metro rail project.
26 August 2021

New ferry ghat to be set up to avoid running into Padma Bridge pillars

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has started construction of a new ferry ghat to avoid any untoward incident with the Padma Bridge during movement of ferries in the Padma river.
25 August 2021

Railway runs with rundown engines

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is trudging along because of its excessive reliance on outdated locomotives caused by the failure to add new engines to its fleet in time.
24 August 2021

It’s possible to walk across the Padma now

The Padma bridge project yesterday moved one step closer to completion after the authority finished the installation of all road slabs linking both sides of the Padma river through the roadway.
23 August 2021

Padma Bridge: Road slab placement complete

The Padma Bridge project has reached a new milestone with the completion of road slab placement work on the country's longest bridge.
23 August 2021

Hundreds of vehicles stranded at Paturia

Hundreds of goods-carrying trucks, buses and cars were stranded at Paturia since this morning as strong current in Padma river disrupted ferry crossings.
21 August 2021

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Korean firm to be tasked with toll collection

The government is set to give Korean Expressway Corporation the responsibility to collect toll from vehicles on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway.
19 August 2021

Korean company to get charge of collecting tolls on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway

The Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) will be given the charge of collecting tolls on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today.
19 August 2021

Ferry service suspended: Commuters crossing Padma in launches

Commuters are crossing the Padma river on launches as ferry services in the Shimulia-Banglabazar route remain suspended due to strong river currents.
19 August 2021

Strong current halts ferry service

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) suspended operation of ferry services on Shimulia-Banglabazar route, on the Padma river yesterday due to strong current.
18 August 2021

Strong current in Padma halts Shimulia-Banglabazar ferry services

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has suspended operation of ferry services on Shimulia-Banglabazar route, on the Padma river, from 3:00pm today, due to strong current.
18 August 2021

BR wants its own body to consult on projects

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is planning to form a separate body for carrying out feasibility studies and getting consultancy services for its potential and ongoing projects.
16 August 2021

Joydebpur-Ishwardi Double-Line Project: ERD urged to budge China on funding

The railways ministry recently requested the Economic Relations Division to urge the Chinese government to re-evaluate its decision to not finance the Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line project.
15 August 2021

Commuters go for launches due to ferry shortage on Shimulia-Banglabazar route

Commuters on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route were going for launch services today as only four small ferries are operating on the route following a 12-hour suspension.
15 August 2021

Ferry service on Shimulia-Banglabazar route suspended since evening

Ferry service on the Padma river, on Shimulia-Banglabazar route, has been suspended since this evening -- due to strong current.
14 August 2021

Around 300 vehicles waiting to cross Padma river on Shimulia-Banglabazar route

Waterway movement through Shimulia-Banglabazar route resumed this morning, nine hours after suspension due to strong current in the Padma river.
14 August 2021

Strong Current in Padma: 500 vehicles stranded at Paturia ghat

Around 500 vehicles, most of them goods-laden trucks, were waiting at the Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj till yesterday evening to cross the Padma, as ferry movement was slowed down due to strong currents.
13 August 2021

4 ferries added to Paturia-Daulatdia route to ease vehicular pressure

To ease the pressure of vehicles and keep the ferry services normal on the Paturia-Daulatdia route, four ferries have been brought from Munshiganj’s Mawa Ghat yesterday.
12 August 2021

Bogura-Jamalpur ferry service begins today

A new ferry service was launched today connecting Bogura and Jamalpur in order to improve communication, trade and commerce between the two northern districts.
12 August 2021