Bangladesh Railway (BR) yesterday hired a Turkish company to carry out feasibility study aiming to introduce electric train service for the first time in the country.

Workers take up position in front of Rail Bhaban to press home demands

A section of temporary workers under the Bangladesh Railway has blocked the rail line near Karwan Bazar in the capital, leaving the rail communication of Dhaka with other parts of the country suspended

The government has fixed toll for the vehicles to use the underwater Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel in Chattogram, which is slated for inauguration in September.

The road authorities have to spend more resources, including money and time, to keep the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway operational, thanks to its delayed maintenance works and rutting caused by continuous plying of overloaded vehicles.

The government has fixed toll amounts for the underwater Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel in Chattogram, which is set to open in September

While the Bangladesh Railway has taken and implemented dozens of projects to expand its rail lines and acquire new locomotives and carriages, its workshops remained neglected for years.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Dhaka-bound commuters have been suffering immensely on the Dhaka-Aricha highway as police set up check posts in Savar’s Aminbazar area ahead of the Awami League and BNP rallies in the capital, causing severe congestion.

Around 10:30am at the Shyamoli bus stand, Fatema Tuz Zohra was trying her best to console her ailing infant, while looking around anxiously

After observing the slow pace of a project under which rail tracks are being laid on a 19km stretch between Faridpur and Magura, a report prepared by a government body has accused the railway authorities of serious lacking in their monitoring.

A major part of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway will finally open to traffic in September, more than a decade after the project was initiated to ease the capital’s perennial traffic congestion.

Three-wheelers and motorcycles will not be allowed on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, which will open to traffic partially in September this year

Dhaka-Tongi-Joydebpur railway expansion project taken without feasibility study, revised and delayed several times leading to cost escalation

The metro rail authorities are planning to open three stations on the Agargaon-Motijheel route at the beginning of commercial operations, which is likely to be in October.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the test run of metro rail from Agargaon to Motijheel at 4:34pm today

The metro rail authorities will conduct a test run of the trains on the Agargaon-Motijheel section at 4:00pm today.

Metro rail authorities will conduct a test run of the trains on the Agargaon-Motijheel section at 4:00pm tomorrow

Metro rail authorities will conduct a test run of the trains on the Agargoan-Motijheel section in a day or two (Friday or Saturday), according to officials.

The Dhaka-Aricha Highway may face long tailbacks and see a rise in road crashes if a metro rail line is built on the highway as proposed by the metro rail authorities, according to engineers of the Roads and Highways Department.

The work to expand the Sylhet-Tamabil highway to a four-lane one will finally start around three years after the project was approved, with the goal of improving the country’s intercity travel and cross-border connectivity.