An indefinite strike today halted bus communication from Kushtia to Khulna and Faridpur causing immense sufferings to commuters in the region.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today told parliament that Tk 603.76 crore toll has been collected from the Padma Bridge as of March since its inauguration on June 25, 2022

The government has finally approved a guideline for the registration and operation of electric vehicles.

Bangladesh Railway will run a special train for five days from Joydebpur to Panchagarh to facilitate the Eid journeys of garment workers.

The metro rail will run for six hours every day from today

The Dhaka to Bhanga rail line via the Padma Bridge will be ready for train operation by August and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate it the following month.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today said the work of Dhaka-Bhanga section of rail line through the Padma Bridge will be completed in August.

Bangladesh Railway today ran the first train on the newly constructed Bhanga-Mawa rail line through the Padma Bridge today

The World Bank in March last year approved a loan for the biggest road safety project in Bangladesh. The loan contract with Bangladesh authorities has to be signed within one and a half years of the approval, or else, the loan would be cancelled, said officials.

A new rail-plus-road bridge at Kalurghat in Chattogram is going to cost almost 12 times the initial estimate because the authorities spent nine years doing multiple feasibility studies and designing and redesigning the bridge.

School teacher Snigdha Dutta and her eight-year-old son Ankit Dutta excitedly boarded the metro rail at Shewrapara station for their trip to her parents' house in Uttara.

All nine metro rail stations on the Uttara-Agargaon section have now come into operation

The metro rail will operate from 8:00am to 2:00pm starting April 5 as the authority has decided to increase operation time and begin full-fledged operation in July.

The second Dhaka-Narayanganj rail line project, which is already running behind schedule, has run into major trouble as a contractor has sought to cancel the contract.

The installation of ballastless railway line on the Padma Bridge was completed today.

Metro rail authorities are scheduled to open the Uttara South and Shewrapara stations on Friday.

The Roads and Highways Department will build 24km of bypass roads and a flyover on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway to eliminate bottlenecks in five town areas.

When the Road Transport Act-2018 was enacted over four years ago incorporating a system of demerit points on driving licenses for traffic violation, the authorities said the system would go a long way in ensuring road safety.

A problem over funding the expansion of the Bhanga-Jashore-Benapole highway project is raising concerns that the work of the much-needed project may take more time to kick off.

With more than two-thirds of the 3,111 level crossings in the country considered unsafe, a government survey has recommended improving safety features of around 2,000 rail crossings.