motorcycle

#Women Empowerment / Is Bangladesh witnessing a surge in female motorcycle users?

In a nation where traditional gender roles have long dictated societal norms a quiet revolution is underway on the streets of Bangladesh. In recent years, as more and more women are seizing the opportunity to use motorbikes daily, certain cultural perceptions and stereotypes are being effectively challenged.

Manufacturers rev up production of higher-cc bikes

government decided to allow up to 350cc bikes to ply the streets of Bangladesh

From Road Trips to Soul Trips: Thunder Vlog's Mirza Abidur Rahman and his motorcycle diaries

Mirza Abidur Rahman, the creative force behind the YouTube channel THUNDER VLOG, has emerged as an aspiring motovlogger in Bangladesh, taking viewers on mesmerising journeys through his road trips and lens.

No licence, no bike

Nobody will be allowed to buy a motorcycle without a driving licence. Also, one would need a licence to get a motorcycle registered with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.

Small vehicles shoot up, so do accidents

A sharp and unregulated growth of vehicles, especially motorcycles and three-wheelers, over the last few years has resulted in a spike in the numbers of road crashes and casualties.

Shift / A beginner's guide to maintaining your bikes

Here are some of the most essential things you need to do to maintain your motorcycle.

Eid rush: No motorbikes on highways from July 7 to 13 without “valid reasons”

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

Top 5 motorcycles under Tk. 1.5 lakh

Being the easiest and fastest way to commute through jam-packed traffic, motorbikes are an important part of people’s lives in

Thousands of motorcycles crossing river though Shimulia

Around 2,000 motorcycles have been waiting at Shimulia ghat to cross the River Padma this afternoon.

November 13, 2020
November 13, 2020

Yamaha goes electric, Suzuki rice up their GSX-R150

Remember we talked about Yamaha working on an electric motor a few weeks ago? Well, they have transitioned to making a full-on motorcycle.

October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020

So cool,yet so far: CC-compliant bikes we should but don't have in Bangladesh

The motorcyclists in Bangladesh are pretty starved for choice thanks to our 165cc limit. What makes this already bad situation worse is that there are plenty of cool bikes that do fall under the said limit but for one reason or another, not offered by their respective dealers. Here are a few bikes an avid motorhead should consider getting through the grey market, as long as they are willing to pay the premium and do not hope for a robust warranty.

October 9, 2020
October 9, 2020

Honda brings retro goodness with Honda CB350

The newest addition to the “cool bike we can’t have” list, the Honda CB350 H’ness (Highness) is a retro cruiser made to mimic the original CB350 of the 1970 vintage.

September 11, 2018
September 11, 2018

Policy gets nod to promote locally made motorcycles

The cabinet yesterday gave the go-ahead to a policy to facilitate the motorcycle manufacturing industry's development which would

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

SI killed as bus rams motorcycle at Khilkhet

A sub-inspector of Gulshan Police Station was killed as a bus rammed his motorcycle in the city’s Khilkhet area.

May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016

Now, stickers of professionals banned in Ctg

After Dhaka, police authority in Chittagong city imposes a ban on use of stickers, identifying various professionals, on cars.

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Another avoidable death

We are saddened by the untimely death of a young man riding a motorcycle which was hit by a police-requisitioned vehicle in the Kakoli area of the capital on February 23.

February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016

Police vehicle rams motorcycle on wrong side, 1 killed

A youth is killed and another injured today as a police vehicle collided head-on with a motorcycle on the wrong side of road in Banani area of Dhaka.

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

3 killed in Patuakhali road crash

Three people are killed as a bus hit a motorcycle in Golachipa upazila of Patuakhali.

September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015

3 killed as bus runs over motorcycle in Feni

Three people are killed and 10 others injured after a bus ran over a motorcycle at Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni.

push notification