Hyundai has shown off a small model of a car it says can activate robotic legs to walk at 3mph (5km/h) over rough terrain. Also able to climb a 5ft (1.5m) wall and jump a 5ft gap, the Hyundai Elevate…
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Transport ministry bans all vehicles on roads on 30 Dec
Dhaka, Dec 23 – The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has imposed a ban on all kinds of vehicles including motorcycles on the December 30 general election day. The ministry issued the communiqué on this on Sunday.
Flights suspended at Gatwick airport
Flights have been suspended at Gatwick airport following sightings of drones being flown close to the airfield. The problems began at about 21:00 GMT on Wednesday and the runway was closed all night, grounding outbound flights and forcing inbound planes…
Himalayan nation Nepal gets first modern train tracks
The competition between two Asian giants, India and China, for influence over tiny Nepal is yielding a bonanza in the form of the Himalayan mountain nation’s first modern railway — and possibly more to come.
Khulna-Kolkata train incurs loss Tk 6 lakh on each trip
Although one year has passed, the ‘Bandhan Express’ running between Bangladesh and India has been incurring a loss of around TK 6 lakh on each trip for not having sufficient number of passengers.
Cop24: Sharing the roads and Adapting to Climate Change
Dec 7 – Look at any highway in just about any city during rush hours — bumper-to-bumper traffic everywhere. But on closer inspection, many cars have only one occupant. But what if there were better forms of sharing and carpooling.…
PM inspects ‘Hangsabalaka’ at Shahjalal Airport
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inspected newly procured second Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — the most state-of-the-art aircraft named ‘Hangsabalaka’ — at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city.
EC to take steps to bring female voters to polling centres
Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam on Tuesday said all necessary measures will be taken to ensure the presence of remarkable number of female voters to cast their votes in the 11th national election scheduled to be held on December 30.
Scale 7.0 quake rattles Alaska; food, fuel supply in tact
Anchorage, Dec 3 (AP/UNB) — The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to roads in the Anchorage…
Electronic driving systems don’t always work, tests show
Detroit,(AP/UNB) — Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash.
470 kms of rivers to be dredged with BD-India joint finance
The Cabinet on Monday approved ‘Addendum to the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade’ under which 470 kms of rivers will be dredged with joint financing of Bangladesh and India.
Dhaka-Panchagarh direct train service begins
The much-awaited direct train service on Panchagarh-Dhaka route began on Saturday, aiming to ease communications with country’s Northern district.
Three classmates testify in 2 students’ murder case
Dhaka, Nov 7 – Three students of Shaheed Ramizuddin Cantonment College on Wednesday testified in the murder case in connection with the death of two students of the college on July 29.
Legal notice served on ‘Pathao’
A legal notice has been served on ride-sharing service ‘Pathao’ on charge of irregularities.
Case filed over newborn’s death amid transport strike
A case has been filed accusing 170 unnamed transport workers over the death of a newborn child during a strike enforced by transport workers on October 28.
Transport workers halt ambulance: Newborn dies –who to blame
Moulvibazar, Oct 28 – Ambulances are usually kept out of the purview of any strike, but transport workers in Moulvibazar district were not ready to accept that. They halted an ambulance here twice on Sunday, leading to the death of a…
People suffer on first day of countrywide transport strike
Dhaka, Oct 28 – Commuters faced immense sufferings as transport workers across the country went on a 48-hour work abstention on Sunday to press home their eight point-demand, including amendments to the recently passed Road Transport Act.
No change in Road Transport Act now: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said there is no possibility to bring any change to the Road Transport Act right now.
Transport workers for bailable crash-arrests, call strike
Transport workers declared to enforce a 48-hour strike from Sunday morning to press home their eight-point demands.
GM proposes Zero-emissions vehicle sales mandate in US
Detroit, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — General Motors says it will ask the federal government for one national gas mileage standard, including a requirement that a percentage of auto companies’ sales be zero-emissions vehicles.
Deal signed for India to use Chittagong, Mongla ports
Bangladesh and India have signed an agreement to use Chattogram and Mongla Ports in Bangladesh for movement of goods to and from India.
Setting up solar power plant viable at Shahjalal Airport, BD
Dhaka, Oct 25 – The move to set up a solar power plant at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has gathered pace as a 7-member high-profile team visited some of the international airports in India and found it viable for Bangladesh…
Dhaka, Delhi finalises plan for cross-border vessel plying
Bangladesh and India on Thursday finalised a procedure for transboundary movement of passenger and cruise vessels as concerned officials of the two countries began a two-day meeting in New Delhi, official news agency BSS has reported. Officials familiar with the first-day…
35 dredgers worth Tk 4.5bn for better river navigability
Dhaka – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a total of 21 projects, including one to procure 35 dredgers at a cost of Tk 4,489.03 crore for enhancing the dredging capacity of Bangladesh Inland…
China opens mega-bridge linking Hong Kong to mainland
China on Tuesday opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance.
Qatar Airways flight emergency landing for Gearbox failure
Dhaka, Oct 22 – A Qatar Airways flight made an emergency landing with about three hundred passengers on board at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here on Monday night after one of its landing gear failed.
Two students’ death in rash driving: Charge hearing Oct 25
Dhaka, Oct 22 – The Metropolitan Sessions Judges Court of Dhaka set October 25 for hearing on charge framing in the case filed over road crash death of two Shaheed Ramiz UddinCantonment College students on Airport Road on July 29.
Went for Padma Bridge work defying minister, adviser: PM
Dhaka, Oct 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said she went for constructing the Padma Bridge with own resources defying the strong opposition from her finance minister and an adviser.
Air Plane makes emergency landing on Southern California freeway
A small plane with a student pilot on board made an emergency landing in the middle of traffic on a Southern California freeway.
Train hits human-hauler killing 3 in Rajbari
At least three people were killed and 11 others injured as a train crashed into a human-hauler carrying workers of a jute mill at an unauthorised level crossing in Baliakandi upazila on Friday.