Indo-Bangla Connecting Road: Expansion work starts three years after approval

The physical work to expand the 38km road that connects the Bangladesh-India border with the Dhaka-Chattogram highway has finally started, after around three years of the project’s approval.
24 May 2023

Govt approves MRT police unit for metro rail

The government has given its approval to form a dedicated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) police unit to ensure comprehensive security measures for the metro rail system.
24 May 2023

Railway to sell advance Eid tickets online in two slots

Bangladesh Railway will sell all advance tickets for intercity trains online ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha to reduce public suffering. BR will start selling tickets from June 14 at two different time slots to reduce the load on its server.
24 May 2023

Govt approves MRT police unit for metro rail

The government has given its approval to form a dedicated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) police unit to ensure comprehensive security measures for the metro rail system
24 May 2023

Bangladesh to get 20 broad gauge locomotives from India tomorrow

India will hand over 20 "slightly used" broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh tomorrow as a grant to mitigate the longstanding locomotive crisis of Bangladesh
22 May 2023

Failed Procurement: Locomotives to cost more than double now

By failing to buy 70 locomotives over the last 11 years, Bangladesh Railway (BR) has shown how the non-implementation of a single project can hurt the organisation’s overall services and cause huge financial losses.
21 May 2023

Underpass to link everything in airport area

The government will build a 1.07km underpass in the capital’s airport area to link Dhaka airport terminals, railway, BRT, MRT stations and the Hajj camp.
19 May 2023

Metro to run from 8:00am to 8:00pm from May 31

The metro rail will run from 8:00am to 8:00pm six days a week from May 31.
18 May 2023

Metro rail to run from 8am to 8pm from May 31; weekly closure Friday

Trains will run every 10 minutes from 8:00am to 11:00pm, every 15 minutes from 11:01am to 3:00pm, every 10 minutes from 3:01pm to 6:00pm, and every 15 minutes from 6:01pm to 8:00pm
18 May 2023

Old buses, trucks to be sent to the scrap yards

The government has decided that buses and trucks will be scrapped after 20 and 25 years of being on the road.
18 May 2023

Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar Rail Link: Opening this Sept but bottlenecks to stay till 2028

 The Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar rail line via Chattogram is likely to open this September, but the rail connectivity between the capital and the tourist district may not be smooth before 2028.
17 May 2023

Ctg-Cox’s Bazar rail line to open by Sept this year

The under-construction rail line between Chattogram and Cox's Bazar will be opened by September this year, said Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today.
16 May 2023

Cyclone Mocha: Water vessel movement resumes

A day after cyclone Mocha made landfall, movement of all types of water vessels resumed across the country this morning
15 May 2023

Flight disruption at Dhaka airport as Biman plane blocks runway

Flight operations at the Dhaka airport were suspended for around an hour in the wee hours of the morning today as a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane got stuck at the end of the runway
13 May 2023

Transition to ‘electric mobility’ a timely need

Bangladesh should accelerate the transition to electric mobility in public transport as electric vehicles present a viable solution to significantly reduce vehicle emissions in cities and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports for transport, said experts at an event yesterday.
10 May 2023

BRTC to expand its fleet

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is set to buy 440 new buses, including 100 electric buses for the first time in the country, to enhance and upgrade its services in Dhaka, Chattogram and different inter-district routes.
10 May 2023

First contractor for MRT-5 north picked

In a major development, the metro rail authority has finalised the first contractor which will begin the physical work of the country’s third metro rail project titled Mass Rapid Transit Line-5 (Northern Route).
10 May 2023

Biggest opportunity for EV transition lies in 2/3-wheelers, public transports

In order to reduce carbon emissions, Bangladesh should pick its own path to transitioning to electronic vehicles (EVs), World Bank Operation Manager Dandan Chen said in a workshop
10 May 2023

100 electric buses to be added to Dhaka Nagar Paribahan by this year

One hundred new electric buses will be added to Dhaka Nagar Paribahan fleet by this year, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Fazle Noor Taposh said today.
9 May 2023

Locomotive crisis to deepen further

While Bangladesh Railways is already struggling with more than 70 percent of its locomotives being old, it may face further issues as two of its projects, to buy or overhaul 91 locomotives, are going to be cancelled.
7 May 2023