The government’s decision to impose complete ban on motorcycles on highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha will compel Eid holidaymakers to face more hassle on their journey home, Road Safety Foundation said in a statement today (July 7, 2022).

Increased number of vehicles on the Tangail-Sirajganj route has created long tailbacks  near Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.

A special cattle train from Chapainawabganj left for Dhaka today (July 6, 2022) with 22 sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

About nine years back, the government approved a project to build a 613-meter-long four-lane flyover at Bhulta on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway to reduce traffic congestion and road crashes.

Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.

From September 14, the government will not register motorcycles unless their owners have a driving licence, the BRTA has said.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will not issue registration for motorcycles without driver's licence from September 15.

A four-km-long tailback has formed on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai due to road repair works.

China has proposed to build the Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway under a government-to-government-Public Private Partnership (G2G-PPP) framework, bringing the project cancelled last year back into focus. 

Operations of motorcycles will remain restricted on the highways for a week from July 7, aiming to ensure road safety during the Eid rush.

There is no traffic jam or long queues today on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway as toll is being collected much faster than done previously.

As the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway was opened to traffic in March 2020, the Roads and Highways Department had over two years to introduce an automated toll collection system for motorists.

Abdus Sabur Sarkar, staffer of a private bank, went to Kamalapur Railway Station from Narayanganj’s Fatullah around 6:00am yesterday to buy advance train tickets.

Abdus Sabur Sarkar, employee of a private bank, came to Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station from Narayanganj's Fatullah around 6am today (July 2, 2022) to buy advance train tickets.

There were long tailbacks on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway as the government yesterday started taking tolls from motorists.

A long tailback of vehicles has formed at the Dhaleswari toll plaza on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway as vehicles are taking from 30 minutes to one hour to clear tolls and cross the plaza.

The 55km-long Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway today (July 1, 2022) witnessed slowdown of traffic on the first day of toll collection as all the booths of the toll plaza could not be opened. , traffic jam, traffic congestion, tailback, , toll plaza, Korean Expressway Corporation, Bogail toll plaza, slowdown of traffic

Hundreds of people crowded in front of ticket counters as Bangladesh Railway started selling advance tickets for Eid-ul-Azha this morning (July 1, 2022).

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) yesterday raised the bus fare for 15 routes via the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway as part of the government’s plan to monetise the country’s first expressway.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told a parliament session that the construction cost of Padma Bridge would be realised through toll collection in just 18 to 20 years, which is a much shorter period than anticipated earlier.