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 rail to resume operations from Saturday
Operations of the metro rail will resume next Saturday (August 17), nearly a month after the suspension of its operation amid violence centring the quota reform movement
11 August 2024
Rail operations to resume with goods trains tomorrow
Intercity services to resume from August 15, tickets available from 5pm tomorrow
11 August 2024
Goods transport in limbo as operators play it safe
Intercity and long-route passenger transport providers resumed bus services on a limited scale yesterday afternoon amid a lack of passengers, but transport of goods remained largely halted, according to sector insiders, especially with assessment activities halted at three customs houses around the country.
6 August 2024
Train services suspended until further notice
Bangladesh Railway has suspended the operations of all kind of train services from today until further notice.
4 August 2024
No trains today
BR suspends operation citing 'unavoidable circumstances'
3 August 2024
Rain, flash flood: Over 300 tourists stranded in Sajek
At least 300 tourists have been stranded in Sajek due to the suspension of road communication caused by flash floods and torrential rains for the last several days.
3 August 2024
Passenger train movement resumes on limited scale after 14 days
Authorities suspended operations of passenger trains on July 18 afternoon amid the violence centring the quota reform movement
1 August 2024
Rail service to resume on limited scale from Thursday
Trains to run on short-distance routes; no decision yet on intercity trains
30 July 2024
No train operations until ‘situation improves’
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will not resume operation of passenger and freight trains until the “situation improves,” Railways Minister Zillul Hakim told The Daily Star yesterday.
25 July 2024
No train operations until 'situation improves'
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will not resume operation of passenger and freight trains until the "situation improves," Railways Minister Zillul Hakim told The Daily Star today
25 July 2024
PM visits vandalised Mirpur-10 metro rail station
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning visited the vandalised metro rail station at Mirpur-10 in Dhaka
25 July 2024
Bus, train services may take days to normalise
Even though the inter-district bus service resumed yesterday, it may take a few more days for passenger transport services to become completely normal in the capital and other parts of the country.
24 July 2024
Long-distance bus services resume from Sayedabad, thin presence of passengers
Bus services from Dhaka’s Sayedabad Bus Terminal to other parts of the country resumed with a thin presence of passengers this morning
24 July 2024
Dhaka to Gazipur BRT Line: Arson chars 22 escalators, project may get delayed
The launch of a dedicated bus service between Dhaka-Gazipur corridor may get delayed further as miscreants have damaged 22 escalators to be used for elevated stations on the route during the recent unrest.
23 July 2024
Travel agents facing 'existential crisis': ATAB
The travel industry is facing an "existential crisis" due to the countrywide internet blackout as all activities of around 4,000 travel agents have remained halted since Thursday night
23 July 2024
Metro rail services to be suspended from 5:30pm today
Metro rail operation will be suspended from 5:30pm today “due to unavoidable circumstances", metro rail authorities said..The last metro train will leave Motijheel station at 5:30pm, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) said in its official Facebook post..Earlier, metro rail servic
18 July 2024
Fire incident near Mirpur-10 station disrupts metro rail service
Metro rail service has been disrupted as the authorities have closed down its operation from Pallabi to Shewrapara due to a fire incident near Mirpur-10 station, officials said
18 July 2024
Bus services cut off between Dhaka and rest of the country
Road communication between Dhaka and the rest of the country remains suspended since this morning following the "complete shutdown” enforced by protesting students
18 July 2024
Train operations resume from Dhaka after 6 hours
Train operations from Dhaka to different destinations resumed more than six hours after the line got cleared
16 July 2024
MBSTU, college students block Dhaka-Tangail highway
Students of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University and different colleges in Tangail blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway for one hour today
16 July 2024