Bangladesh Railway (BR) yesterday signed a contract with an Indian company to procure 420 Broad Gauge (BR) wagons, aiming to increase its capacity to operate more freight trains.

The government is going to start a feasibility study for launching the metro rail service in Chattogram city, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

The government, in association with a South Korean development organisation, is going to start a feasibility study for constructing metro rail in Chattogram, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

The ferry and launch services resumed on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route today after remaining halted for around one and half hours due to inclement weather. 

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has reiterated that the much-awaited Padma Bridge will be opened to traffic in June this year.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority yesterday started the process to take negative dope test reports before issuance or renewal of professional driving licenses.

Thousands of commuters are facing untold sufferings for months due to delay in construction of 8.5-kilometre-long Thakurgaon-Farabari road, located on the northern part of the district headquarters.

The government initiative to conduct dope tests before issuing professional driving licences from today is set to face challenges due to a lack of testing facilities and preparations at the designated hospitals in the capital.

A 20km tailback has formed on Dhaka-Chittagong highway after Roads and Highway Division in Chattaogram started maintenance work on the highway this morning.

In August 2011, the government took up a Tk 1,946 crore project to procure 70 Metre Gauge (MG) locomotives to mitigate the growing crisis of rail engines and expanding the services of Bangladesh Railway.

The main structure of the country’s first metro rail project was completed yesterday with the installation of the last segment of the viaduct, which now connects two ends of the capital -- Uttara and Motijheel.

The country's first metro rail reached a major milestone today with the completion of the entire 20.1 km viaduct.

The last girder segment of the 20.1 km Mass Rapid Transit Line 6 viaduct will be installed around 11 am tomorrow.

Bangladesh Railway stopped operations of three pairs of shuttle trains on the Chittagong University route from today -- following work abstention by the running staff of the railway.

A bridge on a cropland at Ramakantapur village in Sujanagar upazila has remained unused since its construction over two decades ago due to lack of approach roads on either side of the unplanned bridge.

In a major breakthrough for the country’s first metro rail project, the construction of the entire 20.1-kilometre viaduct will be completed by the end of this month.

There’s no city bus service for 1.7 million residents of Khulna for the last four years.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to take effective steps to stop overcharging of passengers on public transport.

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned to take effective steps to stop overcharging passengers of public transport, including buses and minibuses.

About five lakh people in two upazilas are suffering as a bridge, connecting Nilphamari Sadar and Kishoreganj upazila, over the Charalkatha river at Par Ghat area has remained incomplete for nearly five years.