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
Rail services resume after 26 hours
Schedule may be disrupted, railway official says
29 January 2025
Train staffers call off strike
The strike was withdrawn after the union received assurances that their demands would be addressed
28 January 2025
People take the hit as workers’ strike halts trains
Thousands of railway passengers suffered as train staffers continued their nationwide strike yesterday.
28 January 2025
Ctg port to face container congestion due to rail strike
Chattogram port is going to face container and cargo congestion as movement of all freight trains from the port remained suspended from early today following a countrywide strike enforced by Bangladesh Railway train crew
28 January 2025
Striking railway staffers await dialogue as no invitation received
The strike came after a failed meeting between railway authorities and leaders of the drivers' association last night
28 January 2025
Thousands suffer as train drivers, associates on nationwide strike
Passengers, including women and children, were seen waiting at the stations, unsure of their next steps.
28 January 2025
Rail communications suspended nationwide
Train drivers and their support staff began a nationwide indefinite work abstention from early today for special allowance after retirement and other demands.
27 January 2025
Commuters advised to avoid Gulshan-2 today
DMTCL issued public advisory due to ongoing construction work for the MRT Line-5
26 January 2025
Metro rail services resume after suspension twice today
The operation came to normalcy at 2:50am
25 January 2025
One battery-rickshaw per owner: DMP commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has said that no person will be allowed to own more than one battery-powered rickshaw
23 January 2025
Writ petition seeks HC order on running sleeper buses
In the petition, the lawyer prayed to the HC to issue a rule asking the authorities to explain why their inaction to suspend the running of unauthorised sleeper buses by Bangladesh Sleeper AC Bus Owners Association should not be declared illegal
23 January 2025
Railway staff threaten indefinite strike over restoration of overtime allowance
The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Chattogram Railway Station today
22 January 2025
Meningitis vaccine now compulsory for Bangladeshis visiting Saudi Arabia
The meningitis shot must be taken at least 10 days before travel, however, passengers below one year of age are not required to take the vaccine
20 January 2025
HSIA's 3rd terminal to open to passengers this year: CAAB chief
Determined to start operation of the third terminal by this year at any cost, says Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan
16 January 2025
Train communication to and from Rajshahi resumes after 4.5hrs
The derailed Titumir Express continued its journey to Chilahati in Nilphamari after the track was repaired
13 January 2025
CAAB plans to renovate Bogura airport runway for VVIP, emergency landings
Led by Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, a delegation of Air Force officials and a delegation of CAAB today visited Bogura to get a first hand experience of the stall airport
12 January 2025
Chilmari-Roumari ferry services suspended since Dec 23; passengers face severe hardships
Travellers are now compelled to rely on boats, paying nearly three times the usual fare
11 January 2025
MRT-1 unlikely to be ready before 2030
Five years have passed since the country’s first underground metro rail project was approved, but construction of the key structure has not yet begun.
10 January 2025
Metro rail fares exempt from VAT for this year
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted value-added tax on the fares of Dhaka metro rail, which has gained a lot of popularity since the beginning of its operations.
6 January 2025
Full speed trial run of trains conducted on Jamuna Railway Bridge
The trial run will continue till tomorrow
5 January 2025