Habiganj Bus Owners and Workers Union is observing a strike for the fourth consecutive day today, demanding the authorities allow them to use Salamatpur bus terminal..Shankha Shuvo Roy, general secretary of Habiganj Motor Owners’ Group, said the indefinite strike was enforced on Friday.</p

A total of 2,097 people died and 1,286 people suffered injuries in 2,003 motorcycle accidents in 10 months since January this year, Road Safety Foundation said in a report today.

Traffic movement will remain restricted inside the Dhaka Cantonment area tomorrow due to observance of the ‘Armed Forces Day 2022’.

Ahead of the BNP rally in Sylhet city, transport strikes in Sunamganj, Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts have virtually isolated the division from the rest of the country.

Commuters in Moulvibazar have been facing immense trouble since this morning owing to the transport strike which started in the district from today.

Habiganj District Bus Owners and Workers Association today called for an indefinite transport strike from tomorrow, ahead of the BNP’s Sylhet divisional rally.

After Sylhet and Moulvibazar, transport workers have now announced a 36-hour strike on Sunamganj-Sylhet route for Friday and Saturday, ahead of BNP's Sylhet divisional mass rally.

Bus owners in Sylhet and Moulvibazar called strikes ahead of BNP mass rally slated to be held on November 19.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) today appointed a France-Bangladesh joint venture firm to carry out feasibility study and prepare a detailed design for a workshop on carriage and wagon maintenance in Rajbari.

Failing to impose a ban slapped seven years ago on three-wheelers on 22 major highways, the authorities now say it will “closely monitor” five national highways to stop operation of the vehicles there.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said starting from tomorrow, those applying for a driving licence can complete the entire process from home, except for appearing for the mandatory driving test.

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) approved the National Road Safety Strategic Action Plan (2021-24) to reduce road crashes by 25 percent within 2024 and by 50 percent within 2030.

National Road Safety Council (NRSC), the apex government body to deal with road safety issues, is holding a meeting at BRTA headquarters in Dhaka.

The state-run BRTC has taken a move to bring all city-service buses, operating in Dhaka city and adjacent areas, under e-ticketing system by December this year with an aim to reduce hassle of passengers and improve overall services.

Twenty-six years after the closure of the Lalmonirhat-Moghalhat rail route, railway authorities have been carrying out a survey to reopen it.

Tomorrow's National Road Safety Council meeting will focus on three main agendas--National Road Safety Strategic Action Plan-2021-2024, banning motorcycles on highways and no registration to vehicles already declared abandoned.

The much-awaited e-ticketing service for buses on Mirpur route finally began yesterday.

Although Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association introduced e-ticketing system for buses of 30 companies on Mirpur route from today, all the buses are yet to start the process due to a lack of POS ticketing machines.

Buses of 30 companies started operation under e-ticketing between Mirpur and other parts of Dhaka this morning.

All buses on Dhaka’s Mirpur route will operate under e-ticketing from today.