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
Public transport shortage causes commuter suffering in Dhaka
The number of public transport on Dhaka's main streets is severely reduced, causing significant inconvenience to commuters
16 July 2024
People suffer for battered roads
Residents of Tangail municipality are suffering immensely as most of the roads in the town have long been in a battered condition due to lack of repair works for years.
15 July 2024
No battery-run rickshaws on main roads: DMP
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Traffic Division yesterday said they would not allow battery–run rickshaws and other slow-moving vehicles on the main roads in the city.
13 July 2024
Battery-run rickshaw to operate on alleys only: DMP
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Traffic Division today said they would not allow battery–run autorickshaws and other slow-moving vehicles on the main roads in the city
13 July 2024
Metro sees 20pc rise in passengers amid blockade
Metro rail service saw a 20 percent rise in daily passengers’ number in last few days as transportation services in Dhaka got disrupted due to a blockade enforced by protesting students
10 July 2024
Dhaka's rail link with most of country snapped as students block Karwan Bazar level crossing
Rail communication between Dhaka and most parts of the country were snapped after students protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs blocked the Karwan Bazar level crossing in the capital this noon
10 July 2024
Bangla Blockade: Dhaka's rail link with most parts of country restored
Rail communication between Dhaka and most parts of the country has been snapped temporarily after the protesting students blockaded the Karwan Bazar level-crossing in the capital this evening
8 July 2024
Quota protest: RU students block tracks on Dhaka-Rajshahi rail route
North zone's rail link suspended
8 July 2024
Metro services snapped for 30 minutes
Metro rail services faced nearly half an hour of disruption yesterday due to power cuts.
7 July 2024
PM leaves for Beijing tomorrow on 4-day visit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave for Beijing tomorrow morning on a four-day bilateral visit, to elevate the relations between the two countries
7 July 2024
Metro rail services halted for 30 mins due to 'power outage'
"Metro rail has started regular operation as the power supply is now normal," said a post on the official Facebook page of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
7 July 2024
Quota protest: Barishal University students block Kuakata highway
Hundreds of students from Barishal University blocked the Barishal-Kuakata highway today to protest the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
7 July 2024
Promised Chinese Loans: Transport sector projects fare poorly
China promised to provide loans for eight transport sector projects eight years ago, but only one of those has been completed so far.
6 July 2024
Metro fare won't increase this month
Govt forms committee on VAT-related issues
4 July 2024
Meeting to decide VAT on metro fare tomorrow
The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry will be holding an inter-ministerial meeting tomorrow regarding VAT-related issues of the metro rail service.
3 July 2024
Rajbari-Tungipara: A lone train operating on Tk 2,110cr line!
Bangladesh Railway had taken up a project in 2010 to bring Tungipara of Gopalganj under the railway network without carrying out any feasibility study.
1 July 2024
Metro fares won’t go up from today
Despite the NBR not extending the VAT exemption on metro rail fares, the metro rail authorities have decided not to increase fares from today.
30 June 2024
Metro fares won't increase from tomorrow
Metro rail authority said they are yet to receive a reply from NBR regarding their appeal seeking a review of the revenue authority's decision to impose 15 percent VAT from tomorrow (Monday)
30 June 2024
Padma Bridge project now complete
PM to formally conclude the much-talked-about project on July 5
30 June 2024
Ticket sales, performance key challenges: new Biman MD
Resolving irregularities in selling tickets and improving on-time performance are the two main challenges for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said Biman's new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan today
30 June 2024