While state-run orgnisations have turned their backs on the country's sports one after another, Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has decided to restore their old pride in football after applying for a club licence for the upcoming Bangladesh Championship League.
The local bus is like a stand-up comedy special full of outdated gender norms and unintentional satire on seat selection.
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is set to buy 440 new buses, including 100 electric buses for the first time in the country, to enhance and upgrade its services in Dhaka, Chattogram and different inter-district routes.
Conditions imposed on state-run agency are unreasonable, unacceptable
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is going to launch 10 buses for the students of Chattogram next week.
The High Court yesterday asked the authorities concerned to conduct dope and vision tests on drivers’ licence seekers.
BRTC drivers and staff of 18 depots across the country form a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka to press home their ten-point demand including payment of their arrear and nationalisation of their job.
Swapan Khandokar, a passenger of a BRTC bus plying on Khulna-Barishal route on Tuesday, got on the bus in dry clothes, but by the time he reached his destination, he was drenched. The roof of the dilapidated bus constantly leaked water from the pouring rain outside, to the point where some passengers were forced to open their umbrellas inside the vehicle.
Workers and drivers of BRTC bus depot at Joar Sahara call off their strike on an assurance by the authorities that their arrears will be paid in full by August this year.
A Dhaka court places drivers of two buses of BRTC and Sajan Paribahan on a two-day remand in connection with an incident in which Rajib Hossain lost one of his hands after he got stuck between the two speeding buses.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says that the government is mulling creating an ‘independent metropolitan communication authority’ to ease traffic congestion in different important cities including Dhaka Metropolitan City.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is dissatisfied at the way BRTC is operating and blamed its depot managers for the dismal state.
No one is above the law and the traffic police in Dhaka’s Farmgate area has made the exemplary move by translating the words into action. Though the Farmgate point has been an example of rampant traffic violation, not sparing unruly state-run BRTC buses prove that they are trying their best.
Private bus operators start selling advance tickets this morning to assist holidaymakers in reaching their destination ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
A minor boy dies after he fell from a BRTC bus near Mirpur-10 circle in the Dhaka this morning.
