Metro not Dhaka’s sole solution for public transport
19 September 2026
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Transport
Perspective / After 12 years of riding in Dhaka, here’s what I want fellow bikers to know
17 September 2026
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Transport
Reconditioned vehicle importers to shut showrooms Thursday
16 September 2026
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Transport
Motijheel-Uttara metro services resume after 39-minute disruption
15 September 2026
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Transport
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link snapped as freight train derails
13 September 2026
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Transport
No decision yet on cross-border trains; India must send formal proposal: Additional secretary
10 September 2026
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News
Traffic resumes at Dhaka's Mohakhali after transport workers end blockade
10 September 2026
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Transport
27 defective Dhaka Metro Rail bearing pads identified as critical: Transport minister
9 September 2026
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Transport
Study, design completed for electric trains on Dhaka-Chattogram route: PM
9 September 2026
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Transport
Sleeper buses cannot ply highways without BRTA authorisation: HC
9 September 2026
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Transport
Metro running on schedule as staffers withdraw strike
Passengers take free ride at some stations due to lack of staffers
17 March 2025
Protesters block Dhaka-Sylhet highway over 'conspiracy' to close Habiganj Medical College
They withdraw blockade after two hours
16 March 2025
Biman reports over 36pc sales growth between September and January
Biman sold tickets worth Tk 4,057 crore during the five-month period
16 March 2025
Modonpur-Modonganj Road: Tk 54cr road repair fails in months
Barely six months after repairs at a cost of Tk 54 crore, the 11-kilometre Modonpur-Modonganj road in Narayanganj has become dilapidated yet again.
14 March 2025
Locomotive crisis cuts special train number
The number of special trains for Eid journey, operating from Chattogram to different destinations across the country, has been significantly reduced due to an acute shortage of locomotives (engines).
14 March 2025
Nesarabad in Pirojpur: Decaying bridges pose daily peril
At least six iron bridges along the 31-kilometre Sharshina–Swarupkathi–Kawkhali–Noikathi road in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila are in a vulnerable condition.
14 March 2025
Bangladesh seeks Japanese help for light metro train in Narayanganj
Narayanganj is a sister city of Japan’s Naruto
11 March 2025
Road from Uttara South Metro Station to Mirpur DOHS closed until March 13
The road will be closed for development work under Dhaka North City Corporation
11 March 2025
Jamuna Rail Bridge to cost passengers extra
With Bangladesh Railway (BR) set to fully open the newly constructed Jamuna Railway Bridge on March 18, train fares for routes using the bridge will increase from the following day.
9 March 2025
Eid train tickets go on sale from March 14
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start selling train tickets in advance from March 14 to ensure a hassle-free journey for homegoers.
9 March 2025
Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport
Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
8 March 2025
Rangabali Health Complex: Construction work stalled for 8 months
The construction of the Rangabali Upazila Health Complex in Patuakhali has been halted for the last eight months.
5 March 2025
California-based transport expert appointed as special assistant for road ministry
Sheik Moinuddin has been given executive authority over the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
5 March 2025
Metro rail’s weekday schedule revised for Ramadan
Train time for Fridays, Saturdays to remain unchanged
1 March 2025
Locals briefly block key rail routes demanding intercity trains stop at B'baria
They also demanded the introduction of a special train on the Dhaka-Brahmanbaria route, an increase in seat capacity on existing trains and an end to the sale of tickets on the black market
28 February 2025
Biman flight makes emergency landing in Dhaka
The flight (BG-388), operating on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, returned from Myanmar’s airspace after departing from Dhaka at noon, according to sources at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
28 February 2025
Unregistered auto-rickshaws worsening Rangpur's traffic woes
Speakers at a roundtable in Rangpur today blamed unregistered auto-rickshaws as the primary reason for the worsening traffic congestion in the city, and called for an immediate ban on these vehicles for improving the situation.
27 February 2025
Passengers suffer as train engine breaks down at Joydebpur
The engine broke down around 4:00am, causing sufferings to the passengers
27 February 2025
Govt relaunches Dhaka Nagar Paribahan
The government has relaunched Dhaka Nagar Paribahan today, aiming to bring discipline to the road transport sector
25 February 2025
Metro rail staffers call off work abstention
After receiving assurances from the authorities yesterday, a section of metro rail staffers decided to call off their planned work abstention which was set to begin today.
20 February 2025