Remove chaos in the transport sector, make roads safer
Govt must reduce air pollution, bring order in transport sector
BRTA’s retreat from a poorly planned and enforced decision raises questions
BRTA must fast-track the process to ease the suffering of the affected
It is time to form a commission to drive reforms in transport sector
The authority needs to get its act together, start operating efficiently
The Eid festivities in April marked a grim milestone with a record number of road traffic accidents and casualties.
Questions have been raised by road safety activists as to whether a human life can be valued at only Tk 5 lakh.
Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end
Owners of 51 vehicles are so far fined by two mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka for violating traffic rules and regulations.
The mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) fines owners of 102 vehicles for plying those on Dhaka streets without fitness certificates.
Over 55,000 vehicles, including 3,740 belonging to different ministries and government agencies, have not had their fitness certificates renewed for more than a decade in breach of rules, official data showed.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has been directed by the government to keep highways clear of illegal vehicles like the Nosimon and Karimon that cannot run at 60kmph.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says a review meeting on mitigating recent crisis in the mass transport sector will be held tomorrow at BRTA office in Dhaka.
No passenger bus will be allowed to ply the city streets in the name of 'Sitting Service' or 'Gate Lock' from tomorrow, BRTA chairman says.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Dhaka-Chittagong and Joydebpur-Mymensingh four-lane highways on July 2, the road transport and bridges minister says.
The cost of digital smart card driving licence is likely to go up by about 50 percent following Cabinet Purchase Committee's approval of a tender proposed by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).
A day after the new bus fare was in effect, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the reduced fare will be implemented from May 20.
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) wants to reduce passenger fare by 3 paisa per kilometre for long haul buses following the recent cuts in fuel prices, while bus owners want to reduce the fare by 2 paisa.
