Goods transport strike called off
The group of owners and workers of goods transport, who have been enforcing a 72-hour strike from yesterday, has withdrawn their programme today.
Road Transport Sector: 1 feud, 2 strikes, same demands
A feud between two major factions of road transport owners and workers has led to calling of two separate strikes of goods-laden vehicles in the span of a week.
Freight train derails in Tongi; Dhaka-Ctg train services halted
Train services on Dhaka-Chattogram route remain suspended after a freight train derailed in Tongi, Gazipur this morning.
Commuters suffer as key road partly devoured by erosion
A large portion of a paved road in Paishka union under Dhanbari upazila has gone to the riverbed, disrupting communication and causing sufferings of the people.
150 three-wheelers seized from highways in Narayanganj
Highway police seized at least 150 three-wheelers, including CNG-run auto-rickshaws and battery-run easy-bikes, from Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet highways in Narayanganj today.
BRTC bus service for port city students to resume today
Ever since schools started this week, Jayeeta Talukdar, a tenth-grader at Chattogram city’s Dr Khastagir Government Girls’ High School, has found it difficult to get to school in jam-packed public...
Road Transport Act: Law left crippled when crashes leap
Although the Road Transport Act was passed three years ago, its rules have not been formulated yet, preventing the authorities from executing some vital sections of the law which aims to curb...
Bangabandhu Bridge: 45pc bearings problematic
Around 45 percent pot bearings, a vital element for load transmission, of Bangabandhu Bridge have been found problematic and require replacement.
Payra Bridge: Cost 3.5 times the original estimate
The long-awaited opening of the bridge over the Payra river next month will bring relief to people of the country’s southern regions, but the project will also stand as an example of poor...
Amassing over Tk 12cr in 6 years
Within six years of joining Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), the bank balance of an assistant director swelled to about Tk 12.84 crore.