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
Trucks, lorries banned on highways for 3 days before and after Eid
Says road transport and highways division secretary
21 March 2024
‘Should I paint the vehicles?’
Obadul Quader refuses to take blame for rundown buses in the capital
20 March 2024
'PM's Eid gift': Elevated expressway's FDC Gate exit ramp opened
General public can use the ramp from evening today
20 March 2024
Dhaka's rail link with north resumes 5hrs after Tangail derailment
Train movement between Dhaka and northern parts of the country resumed early today around five hours after a compartment of "Panchagarh Express" derailed at the Bangabandhu Bridge Purbo Rail Station in Tangail
19 March 2024
No plan to raise train fares soon
Railways Minister Zillul Hakim yesterday said they have no plans to hike train fares anytime soon, a claim that goes against official documents signed by the minister himself.
18 March 2024
Derailment snaps rail link with north
A carriage of the Panchagarh Express derailed on the east side of the approaching line of the Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail, disrupting rail communication between Dhaka and northern destinations.
18 March 2024
Train operation resumes 14 hours after Bijoy Express derailed in Cumilla
Train operations on the down line resumed 14 hours early today after the derailment of Bijoy Express at Nangalkot in Cumilla yesterday
18 March 2024
Bangladesh-Japan Joint Initiative: PPP projects caught up in myriad problems
Most of the public-private partnership projects that were listed to be implemented under the Bangladesh-Japan joint initiative could not make any significant progress over the last six years because of multiple problems.
17 March 2024
Passenger train fares to rise soon
Passenger train fares are going to be increased soon as Bangladesh Railway is set to cancel rebating the fares of passengers travelling over 100 kilometers.
16 March 2024
Transport sector: Working to curb extortion: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said extortion in transport has been going on for a long time.
15 March 2024
Bhanga-Kuakata rail route: Plan revived to lay 214km track
Bangladesh Railway is reviving its plan to build a 214km rail line from Bhanga to Kuakata via Madaripur, Barishal and Payra port following recent instructions from the prime minister.
14 March 2024
Driver of Bijoy Express injured by stones thrown at moving train
The driver of Chattogram-bound Bijoy Express was injured after being hit by a stone thrown by unidentified miscreants at the moving train near Ishwarganj Railway Station in Mymensingh last night
14 March 2024
Advance Eid train ticket sale from Mar 24
Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr on March 24.
13 March 2024
BR launches train on Dhaka-Burimari route
Bangladesh Railway (BR) authorities on Tuesday launched operation of the much-awaited inter-city train on the Dhaka-Burimari route.
13 March 2024
Advance train tickets for Eid to be sold from March 24
Tickets of April 3 will be sold on March 24 and tickets of April 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be sold on March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 respectively
13 March 2024
‘Burimari Express’ launched on Dhaka-Lalmonirhat rail route
Bangladesh Railway yesterday launched a new intercity train -- the “Burimari Express” -- on the Dhaka-Lalmonirhat route in an effort to provide an affordable option for passengers to commute between the two destinations.
12 March 2024
Burimari Express launched on Dhaka-Lalmonirhat rail route
Bangladesh Railway today launched a new intercity train -- the Burimari Express -- on the Dhaka-Lalmonirhat route in an effort to provide an affordable option for passengers to commute between the two destinations
12 March 2024
Biman facing problems resuming Dhaka-Rome flights
'The US is not allowing Bangladesh to make overflying charge payments to Iran on the grounds of sanctions,' says Bimal official
11 March 2024
Metro to run for 1hr extra from 16th Ramadan
The metro rail trains will run for one extra hour starting from the 16th day of Ramadan, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) said yesterday.
10 March 2024
Metro rail sets new timings for Ramadan
Passengers can carry 250ml water bottle around iftar time
10 March 2024