Sylhet, Oct 27 – Tamabil Land Port along Gowainghat border was inaugurated here today to boost up business and commerce and roads communications with India, BSS reported.
Category: Transportation
$554 million credit deal with China for single point mooring
Dhaka – Bangladesh is expected ink a $554 million loan deal with China to build a deep-sea single point mooring with an aim to cut the time and cost of offloading fuel oil from tankers, bdnews24.com reported Friday night. The…
‘Govt to decide on sitting service buses soon’
Dhaka – The government will take a decision on city’s sitting service next week after getting recommendations of the committee, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday. The committee which formed earlier on city’s sitting service carrying…
Dhaka gets six flyovers in nine years
The capital Dhaka witnessed construction of six flyovers since 2009 while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open one more of the structures to further ease the city’s notorious traffic congestions. Officials said six flyovers, with Mayor Hanif being…
Biman’s domestic flight lands safely with one wheel damaged
Dhaka, Oct 25 – A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, which faced problem in a wheel after taking off from Syedpur Airport, landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday morning.
JetBlue plane hits birds, makes emergency landing in NY
New York, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — A JetBlue plane from Boston to Las Vegas that struck some birds shortly after takeoff has made a safe emergency landing in New York.
Mid-air horror: Airasia flight sent back Australia
An AirAsia flight from Australia to Indonesia was forced to turn back to Perth after losing cabin pressure, with passengers Monday recounting their terror as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Air Asia said the plane suffered a “technical issue”…
Dhaka rejects Chinese firm’s expressway proposal
Finance Minister Muhith says ‘it’s not necessary at this moment’ Dhaka, Oct 16 – Finance Minister AMA Muhith has rejected the proposal of a Chinese company for implementing the ‘Dhaka Chittagong Expressway Project’, aiming to build a four-lane elevated expressway…
$7 billion to marine protection
Brussels, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) – A global conference organized by the European Union aimed at better protecting marine life has raised more than $7 billion.
Saudi ban on women driging to be lifted soon
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists. The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving. Until now, only men…
Wrong side driving: Govt secy’s driver relieved of duty
Dhaka, Sept 26 – The driver of acting Rural Development and Cooperatives Division Secretary Mafruha Sultana, who was caught plying vehicle on the wrong side of the road on two consecutive days, was relieved of his duty on Tuesday.
Wrong lane use: Cases filed against ministers, officials
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmud yesterday filed 57 cases against the vehicles of ministers, top government officials of different ministries, army, police, leaders of the ruling party and journalists for violating traffic rules.
Uber launches premium service – reduces fare
Uber, a global on-demand ride-sharing company, has announced the launch of Premier, an in-app upscale ride option, and also reduced its fare of current services. According to an Uber statement, from now the passengers of the Uber taxi service will…
US updates self-driving car rules as more hit the road
Ann Arbor, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled updated safety guidelines for self-driving cars aimed at clearing barriers for automakers and tech companies wanting to get test vehicles on the road. The new voluntary guidelines announced…
15 more BD districts to be under railway connectivity
Dhaka, Sept 12 -The government has undertaken a master plan to bring 15 districts, having no railway lines, under the railway network to establish rail links.
20km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway
Passengers have been suffering immensely on Dhaka-Tangail highway as vehicles are moving slowly due to 20-km tailback stretching from Mirzapur of Tangail to Chandra of Gazipur.
Ports, border points to have container scanning facility
Dhaka, Sept 5 – The government has planned to install container scanning system at the country’s ports and border points to ensure correct revenue collection and ensure security.
How to achieve the SDGs
Mahmoud Mohieldin Medellin – In September 2015, the leaders of 193 countries agreed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the most ambitious plan ever to promote human development – by 2030. Nearly two years into the process, there…
Quader orders repair of roads in 24 hours
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday ordered the Road and Highway Department (RHD) engineers to complete the renovation work of damaged roads and highways of 15 North-Western districts within 24 hours. “No excuse, including that of natural…
‘Dream Chaser’ to take crew, cargo to space
Cape Canaveral: It is the return of the shuttle – albeit in a somewhat smaller form. NASA has revealed a new ‘mini shuttle’ built by Sierra Nevada’s Corporation is about to begin its final testing, and will soon be delivering…
UK to test ‘self-driving’ lorries
Small convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on major British roads by the end of next year, the government has announced. A contract has been awarded to the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) to carry out the tests…
Five killed as two buses collide in Pabna
Dhaka, Aug 22 – Five people were killed and ten others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Chinakhara area of Santhia Upazila of Pabna on Tuesday morning.
China to relaunch the world’s fastest bullet trains
Beijing, Aug 21 (AP/UNB) — China is relaunching the world’s fastest bullet trains, running at 350 kilometres (217 miles) per hour.
Dhaka City police destroys hydraulic horns seized in one year
Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) destroyed around 10,000 hydraulic horns in the city’s Minto Road on Wednesday.Traffic police of DMP had seized the illegal hydraulic horns conducting drives in the city streets over the last one year as…
UK govt to consider laser pen licence after attacks rise
Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence in future, the government has said, amid concerns over the number of attacks on aircraft. Ministers say they could also bring in new measures to license retailers and restrict advertising after warnings…
New FAA Flight Standards structure on Aug 20
WASHINGTON: FAA’s Flight Standards Service will officially be re-organized on August 20. “What’s important here is the change in mindset of how we’re doing business,” FAA Fight Standards Director John Duncan said at a recent industry conference, adding that he…
Natore-Bogra bus strike continues for 3rd day
Dhaka- The plying of buses on Natore-Bogra route remained suspended for the third consecutive day in Natore on Saturday, causing immense sufferings to thousands of passengers.
1 killed, 3 hurt in Chandpur road crash
Dhaka, Aug 2 – A man was killed and three others sustained serious injuries when a Chandpur-bound passenger bus from Comilla hit a Hajiganj-bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw from Chandpur on Chandpur-Comilla regional highway in Devpur area of Chandpur Sadar Upazila on…
Dams turning floods into disasters: Sandrp
All through the month of July, several states in India have been battling severe flood situation. The Northeastern (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam), Western (Rajasthan Gujarat), Central (Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh) and Eastern (Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal) regions have been particularly affected…
DU to cancel routes if its buses ply wrong road
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to cancel the routes of its buses if those ply wrong sides of roads violating traffic rules. The authorities took the decision in an internal meeting, said DU acting proctor AM Amzad Ali on…