Masudul Hoque, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jan 26 – Many people who travel between capital Dhaka and neighbouring towns are increasingly using trains as traffic congestions on city roads and those in adjacent areas have become unmanageable.
Category: Transportation
Over half of Padma Bridge work done: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said overall 51.5 percent of Padma Bridge project was completed so far.
400 train passengers fined for travel without tickets
Rajshahi, 19 Jan – About four hundred train passengers have been fined for Train Journey without having tickets in Ishwardy to Dhaka railway route.
Dhaka’s auto-rickshaw services turn app-based
Dhaka, Jan 16 – Following the successful operation of private cars and motorbikes in the capital under ride-sharing services, several private companies, including ‘Top II’ and ‘MUV Asia’, are going to launch the app-based CNG-run auto-rickshaw services in the city…
Cabinet approves draft ride-sharing guidelines
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Ridesharing Service Guideline, 2017 to bring the app-based transport services under a legal framework. “The ridesharing services are already available in the country, and the cabinet endorsed the draft of the Ridesharing…
Fog halts Dhaka’s river ferry services
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Ferry services on the two key routes in Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari in the Padma River remained suspended since early Sunday due to dense fog.
Fog halts Manikganj-Pabna river ferry services
Dhaka, Jan 11 – Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained halted from early Thursday due to dense fog.
Powers joins Etihad this month as CFO
Etihad Airways has hired former JetBlue executive Mark Powers as group chief financial officer, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier said on Tuesday. Long-serving Group CFO James Rigney left the troubled airline along with CEO James Hogan in July. Powers will join…
Dubai’s RTA introduces second-hand car condition certificate
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to improve the regulation of the country’s second-hand car market by introducing a condition certificate. The certificate will provide “important and historical” information about vehicles with the intention of preventing fraud…
All-weather road enables Afghans Valley people to flourish
The rehabilitation of the Parandi valley road in Panjshir Province encourages valley inhabitants to send their children to school, especially girls. Thanks to the support provided by the Afghanistan Rural Access Project, villagers can now take their childern by car…
Seven killed as bus overturns in Feni
Feni, Jan 6 – Seven people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus overturned after hitting a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Amirgaon on Feni-Noakhali regional highway in Daganbhuiyan Upazila on Saturday evening.
At least 48 dead in bus plunge onto rocky beach in Peru
Lima, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — At least 48 people died when a bus tumbled down a cliff onto a rocky beach Tuesday along a narrow stretch of highway known as the “Devil’s Curve,” Peruvian police and fire officials said.
Fog halts flight operations at Dhaka airport for 9 hours
Dhaka, Dec 29 – The flight operations, disrupted by dense fog for nine hours at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, resumed on Friday morning.
Train derails snapping Rail link of Sylhet with rest of BD
Habiganj, Dec 29 – The rail communications between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained suspended since Friday morning following derailment of a bogie of a freight train in Daudnagar level crossing area in Sayestaganj upazila. The bogie of…
Dubai’s RTA trialling hydrogen-powered taxis
Dubai’s Roads and Transports Authority (RTA) is trialling the region’s first hydrogen-powered electric vehicles, according to the Dubai Media Office. The Toyota Mirai will be put to the test as part of Dubai’s taxi fleet, in collaboration with Al Futtaim…
Fog disrupts flight operations at Shahjalal airport
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were disrupted since early Wednesday due to dense fog, affecting the schedules of over 33 domestic and international flights.
Derailed US train lacked automatic safety system
Technology that forces trains to adhere to speed limits was being installed on the express that crashed in the US state of Washington on Monday but was not yet operational, investigators say. Three people died when the train derailed at…
Foggy weather forces closure of Mawa-Kawrakandi Ferry service
Dhaka – Foggy weather yesterday forced the authority to suspend ferry services at Mawa-Kawrakandi ghat for five hours leading to untold suffering to the commuters of the way.
Five elephants killed by train in India
A train has struck and killed five elephants as they crossed over tracks at a tea plantation in northeast India, an official said Monday. The elephants, including a pregnant female, were part of a larger herd wandering through the plantation…
Don’t further extend lifetime of CNG-auto rickshaws: Nat’l body
Dhaka, Dec 10 – The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR), a non-government organisation, on Sunday urged the government not to extend the lifetime of CNG-run auto-rickshaws again.
PM for increasing connectivity among Asian nations
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Dec 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the importance of increasing connectivity and cooperation among Asian nations in the interest of the people of this region.
Uber celebrates first year of its operation in Bangladesh
Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, on Sunday celebrated its first anniversary in Dhaka, the capital and megacity of Bangladesh.
Drone users in UK will have to sit safety tests under new law
Drone users in the UK will be required to do safety awareness tests as part of planned new legislation on their usage. Police will also be given new powers to crack down on illegal use of the unmanned aerial vehicles.…
UberMOTO launched in Dhaka
Dhaka, Nov 14 – Uber, the ridesharing app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button, on Tuesday announced the launch of its bike-sharing product, uberMOTO. With this launch, Uber…
Buses go off Dhaka’s roads ahead of BNP’s rally
The BNP claims that police and Awami League activists are blocking them in an attempt to diminish the public gathering at the rally.
Hasina, Modi flag-off Khulna-Kolkata train service
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly flagged off the Khulna-Kolkata train service and opened two bridges on railway routes connecting Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong.
Hasina-Modi open Khulna-Kolkata train service, two railway bridges
Dhaka, Nov 9 – In yet another move for greater connectivity with neighbours, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to jointly launch Thursday with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi the Khulna-Kolkata train service and open two bridges on railway routes…
Khulna-Kolkata train service from 9 November
With staring from Kolkata, the much awaited Khulna-Kolkata direct train service “Bandhan Express” is set to launch on November 9 in a bid to ease communication between two neighbouring countries. The new train service between Khulna and Kolkata would start…
Move to reduce traffic jam on Moghbazar flyover exit ramps
Dhaka – Traffic congestions at the end of different exit ramps of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover will be reduced further within a month as the authorities are working with the traffic department, said the chief engineer of Local Government Engineering Department.
Akhaura-Agartala railway route to Eastern India soon: Minister
Dhaka, Oct 27 – Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque on Friday said work on the Bangladesh portion of the proposed Akhaura-Agartala railway route will begin within the next two months.