BIWTA to build 5 modern ports in Bhola with World Bank financing

Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will build five modern ports in Bhola with financing from the World Bank
5 May 2023

BRT-3 may stretch beyond Dhaka airport

An extension of the Bus Rapid Transit Line-3 beyond Dhaka airport is being considered to further facilitate operations and serve city-bound passengers.
5 May 2023

Expanding Dhk-Ctg Highway: Impasse finally clearing up

An impasse over the upgradation of Dhaka-Chattogram Highway seems to be over as the Roads and Highways Department has started working to determine where the road will have six lanes and where it will have eight.
4 May 2023

Traffic to be limited on Airport Road for 7 hours from Friday

Traffic will be restricted from 11:00pm on Friday to 6:00am on Saturday
3 May 2023

Will cost Tk 10 lakh to replace damaged window: metro rail officials

The replacement of a window of a metro rail carriage that was damaged after a stone-like object was thrown at the running train on Sunday, will cost around Tk 10 lakh, metro rail officials said
2 May 2023

Metro Line-2, -4: Japan, S Korea, WB show interests

Japan, South Korea and the World Bank have expressed interests in financing the preparatory works for two more metro rail lines, said the authorities.
1 May 2023

Indefinite bus strike in Sunamganj from May 4

District Bus, Minibus, Coach and Microbus Workers Union today called an indefinite strike in Sunamganj district from May 4 to press home their three-point demand including stopping extortion
30 April 2023

Fire, heat disrupt train services

Mohammed Hiran had been waiting at Chattogram Railway Station for the Dhaka-bound Mahanagar Express since 12:00pm yesterday.
29 April 2023

Buckling of rail tracks in B'baria: Service resumes after 9 hrs

Mohammed Hiran had been waiting at Chattogram Railway Station for the Dhaka-bound Mahanagar Express since 12:00pm today
29 April 2023

Rails buckle in heat in Brahmanbaria

Hours after seven carriages of a derailed freight train were salvaged, rail link between Dhaka and Chattogram and Sylhet got snapped again today due to buckled rail caused by excessive heat at the same point in Brahmanbaria
29 April 2023

A necessary but expensive expansion

The government is going to expand the Chattogram Port Access Road up to six lanes to improve connectivity between the country’s largest seaport, the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway and the yet-to-open Bangabandhu Tunnel.
27 April 2023

Airport road: Traffic to be limited at 2 points for 7 hours from Friday

Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Balaka Bhaban and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport points will be restricted for seven hours from Friday night due to the ongoing construction of flyover in front of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
26 April 2023

Bangabandhu tunnel: Delayed decision delays opening

The construction work of Bangabandhu Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River saw a 99.5 percent completion. However, the tunnel is unlikely to come into operation before September due to the delayed decision to install vehicle scanners there.
26 April 2023

Biggest vessel berths at Matarbari Terminal

The biggest vessel of the country's history having 229-metre length and 12.5-metre draught took berth at the Coal Jetty of Matarbari Terminal at Moheshkhali in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday
26 April 2023

Traffic to be limited at 2 points of Airport Road for 7hrs from Friday

Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Balaka Bhaban and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport points will be restricted for seven hours from Friday night due to the ongoing construction of flyover in front of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).
26 April 2023

Bangabandhu tunnel to open in September

Bangabandhu tunnel under the Karnaphuli river is likely to open to traffic in September this year.
26 April 2023

Rail operation likely to resume next week

Rail operation between Dhaka and Narayanganj is likely to resume early next month as laying of a new rail line between Kamalapur and Gendaria is almost complete.
25 April 2023

23 bikers fined Tk 71,000 for violating rules on Padma Bridge

Police yesterday fined 23 motorcyclists Tk 71,000 for violating rules while crossing the Padma Bridge.
23 April 2023

DMP issues traffic guidelines for going to Jatiya Eidgah

The Ramna Traffic Division under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today issued guidelines for going to the Jatiya Eidgah for Eid Jamaat tomorrow
21 April 2023

7,100 motorcycles cross Padma Bridge in 12 hrs

A total of 7,105 motorcycles crossed Padma Bridge in the first 12 hours after the authorities opened the biggest bridge in the country from 6:00am today
20 April 2023