Dhaka-Cox's Bazar train tickets go on sale from tomorrow

Bangladesh Railway is scheduled to launch the intercity train on December 1
22 November 2023

MRT cops want scanners, CCTV for stations

In a bid to enhance security measures for the metro rail, the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) police wing has proposed the installation of luggage scanners at all stations
22 November 2023

No flammable objects allowed on metro rail: DMTCL

No passenger will be allowed to carry any flammable objects on metro rail trains, into stations or other metro rail projects.
22 November 2023

More traffic than on previous blockade days; some buses leaving Dhaka

Bus operators are running several of their inter-district buses from Dhaka while the number of public transport on the city streets was high in some areas of the capital compared to previous days of countrywide blockades enforced by BNP and its allies
22 November 2023

Technical issues: BR postpones selling advance tickets of Cox’s Bazar Express

Bangladesh Railway failed to start selling advance train tickets for Cox’s Bazar Express, from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar, today due to technical issues.
21 November 2023

Dhaka’s rail link with northern districts restored after 9 hours

Rail communication between Dhaka and the northern parts of the country was restored this afternoon after being suspended for more than nine hours following the derailment of Rangpur Express train in Tangail early today.
21 November 2023

Capital's rail link with northern regions snapped as train derails in Tangail

The Dhaka-bound Rangpur Express train went off the tracks early this morning in Tangail, snapping the capital's rail link with the northern regions of the country
21 November 2023

Road collapses 8 months into construction

A portion of a newly-built road in Dumki upazila collapsed only eight months into its construction, causing immense trouble to the travellers.
20 November 2023

231 BGB platoons deployed on second day of hartal

A total of 231 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country today to help law enforcers maintain law and order amid a 48-hour hartal announced by BNP and its allies
20 November 2023

Enact new road safety law as per UN strategy

Speakers at a seminar yesterday demanded that the government enact a new road safety law, following the strategy devised by the United Nations to reduce road crashes.
19 November 2023

Villagers suffer for collapsed bridge

Thousands of people of several villages in Shailakupa upazila have been suffering since a bridge over GK (Ganga Kapotakkho) Project Canal at Madla village near Khulumbaria Bazar collapsed couple of months ago. 
19 November 2023

Train movement resumes on Jamalpur-Dhaka route

Train movement on Jamalpur-Dhaka route has resumed five hours after a fire gutted 3 carriages of inter-city train "Jamuna Express" in Jamalpur's Sarishabari railway station
19 November 2023

Derailment cuts Dhaka’s rail link with Ctg, Sylhet

Rail communication of Dhaka with Chattogram and Sylhet was cut today after a freight train derailed near Brahmanbaria railway station
19 November 2023

Biman aims to sign codeshare deal with Air Canada

Biman is planning to carry its passengers to Vancouver in Canada and Los Angeles in USA through codeshare with Air Canada via Narita of Japan by January next year
18 November 2023

Launch movement resumes in Barishal

Launch services between Barishal and other parts of the country resumed this morning after it was suspended due to cyclonic storm Midhili
18 November 2023

Ctg-Nazirhat Route: Passengers suffer for delayed works of 2 stations

Bangladesh Railway started rebuilding Chowdhuryhat and Katirhat stations on the Chattogram-Nazirhat route in 2019. After four years, the construction is only halfway done, and the stations remain closed, causing daily difficulties for hundreds of passengers.
16 November 2023

Police protection not sufficient

Bus owners have refrained from operating long-route buses due to insufficient security measures on highways amid the ongoing blockade and hartal called by BNP and other parties.
16 November 2023

Blockade: Only one bus leaves Gabotoli for northern districts

Merina Khatun had to wait for several hours to catch the only bus which left Dhaka’s Gabtoli bus terminal this morning, the first day of the fifth round of countrywide blockade enforced by BNP and its like-minded parties.
15 November 2023

Difference between MRT Pass and Rapid Pass explained

While the Rapid Pass is meant to eventually serve all forms of transportation services within Dhaka city, right now it can be used to ride the MRT-6 metro rail, and specific BRTC bus services. 
15 November 2023