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.

The pressure of vehicles at the eastern end of the Bangabandhu bridge was decreasing around 3:00pm today

The Padma Bridge authorities have collected Tk 4,60,53,300 in tolls in 24 hours till midnight last night, the highest daily tally since the structure opened to traffic on June 26 last year

Daily toll collection on the Bangabandhu Bridge has hit a record high ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha

A 20-km tailback has formed on the Joydevpur-Elenga highway today mainly due to rush of traffic ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha

Vehicles got stuck on the flyover and road under it at Chandra on Dhaka-Rangpur highway

Braving rain, homegoers are rushing to celebrate Eid with their relatives in trucks and pickups, failing to avail seats in the long-route buses

Toll collection on the bridge was also hampered multiple times as a number of vehicles broke down or met accidents

Following a huge gridlock throughout last night on a 13-kilometre stretch on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, the traffic situation has eased in the morning

Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) has appealed to the government to exempt the travel tax on performing umrah hajj, which was imposed in the proposed national budget for 2023-24 fiscal

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) will introduce a hotline service for 24 hours from July to serve the passengers, CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman said today

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the Padma Multipurpose Bridge collected around Tk 800 crore from tolls in the first year following its opening

The Nalka flyover in Sirajganj was opened for vehicles today to ease traffic congestion ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to be observed on June 29

The ongoing renovation work on Sitakunda section of Dhaka-Chattogram highway will remain suspended for 10 days to ensure smooth journey for Eid travelers

The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has taken the arrangement of transporting cattle to Dhaka from Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi districts centring the Eid-ul-Azha at less cost

Taking the benefit of a 172-year-old law, thousands of vehicles carrying government officials are not paying tolls on roads and bridges under the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), costing the state a huge amount of revenue.

The metro rail route from Agargaon to Motijheel will be opened to public in October this year, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

The law enforcement agencies will take special measures at 24 traffic jam-prone points across the country to ensure hassle-free journey for the home-bound people during the Eid-ul-Azha

Though the number of passengers heading to greater Barishal has reduced, around 30 lakh people from Dhaka and surrounding districts will leave for the coastal districts by waterways during the upcoming Eid.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel section of metro rail in October this year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today