Dhaka – Bangladesh should motivate the upper reparian countries like India and China to sign a water connectivity agreement, aiming to ensure the fair share of water of its trans-boundary rivers, says a water expert. “If we give a navigation…
Category: Transportation
Bangladesh PM reaches Budapest after emergency landing midway
Dhaka – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane carrying PM Sheikh Hasina to Hungary has reached Budapest hours after making an emergency landing in Turkmenistan. The aircraft touched down at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport at 6:05pm local time (11:05pm BdST)…
BRTA declares Uber service illegal
Dhaka – Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has declared Uber, an app-based taxi service, illegal for launching its service in the city without permission from the authorities concerned. BRTA issued a circular declaring the service illegal, unlawful and a punishable…
5 killed as truck hits rickshaw van in Natore
Dhaka – Five people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a rickshaw van on Ishwardi-Lalpur road in South Lalpur area of Lalpur upazila in Natore on Friday.
Transport owners and workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway
Chittagong – Transport owners and workers blocked Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Colonelhat area of city on Thursday protesting the assault of a bus driver by a police constable. Several hundred workers blocked the highway and staged demonstration around 12pm. UNB news…
Uber launches service in Bangladesh with Grameenphone
Uber, the taxi-hailing smartphone application, has teamed up with mobile phone operator Grameenphone to launch its operation in Dhaka on 22 November. The company said this would provide reliable and affordable journeys at the push of a button while opening…
Rescuers finish search of Indian train wreck, 127 dead
Pukhrayan — (AP/UNB) Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 127 people and leaving about 150 more injured, police said early Monday. The passenger train was about midway through…
Thick fog divers plane to Dhaka airport from Ctg
Chittagong – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai with 91 passengers on board had to make an unscheduled landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport instead of Shah Amanat International Airport in the capital on Monday morning due to dense…
Tk 320bn for Chittagong-Dhaka-Ashuganj shipping project
Dhaka – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved the ‘Bangladesh Regional Domestic Shipping Transport Project-1 with an outlay of Tk 3,20 billion, aiming to ensure safe journeys of passengers and goods transportation through Chittagong-Dhaka-Ashuganj…
Tk 1lakh support for airport knife attack victim Ansar’s family
Dhaka – Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon announced that the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) will offer Tk one lakh (one hundred thousand Taka) financial assistance to the family members of the Ansar member, who was killed…
Drone halts traffic at Dubai airport
A drone forced Dubai international airport, one of the world’s busiest, to halt air traffic for an hour and a half Saturday evening, the third such incident in less than five months.Air space around the airport was closed from 7:25…
CNG filling station owners withdraw strike
Dhaka: Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners’ Association has called off their strike scheduled for Sunday following assurance from the authorities concerned that their demands will be met. UNB News Agency Reported.
PM slams environmentalists’ silence on Ghoshiakhali channel
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today came down heavily on the country’s environmentalists for their silence about the crucial Mongla-Ghoshiakhali River Channel that was inoperative for long 21 years.The premier said the channel remained inoperative for long 21 years after 1975…
CNG filling stations strike from Oct 30
Dhaka: Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association announced a strike on October 30 from 6 am until their demands are met in all the filling stations in the country. The association made the announcement in a press…
Channel to open in between Mongla and Ghasiakhali
Dhaka-The 31-kilometre long Mongla-Ghasiakhali channel will formally open on Thursday.
Workers block Dhaka-Tangail highway for an hour
Gazipur – Readymade garment workers blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway for about an hour following rumour of the death of a fellow worker in a road accident in Konabari area of the city on Sunday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Man dies falling from Rajshahi bus rooftop in northern BD
Dhaka – A construction worker died after falling from the rooftop of a moving bus at Fakirpara Dhalan on Dhaka-Rajshahi Highway in Puthia upazila on Saturday evening, UNB news agency reported.
Roads will be blocked for AL council
Dhaka-The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has put restriction on vehicular movement around the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan on 22-23 October ahead of the twentieth council of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League.
Ashok Leyland launches first electric bus made in India
Dhaka – Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group on October 17 unveiled in Chennai the Country’s first Circuit electric bus, designed and engineered entirely in India by Indians, for the Nation. In line with Ashok Leyland’s vision for the…
Khulna’s rail link with the country snapped as train derails
Dhaka – Train communication of Khulna with rest of the country remained suspended following the derailment of a freight train at Singia Railway Jessore Station in Sadar upazila early Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
BD is interested to join India-Myanmar-Thailand highway
Dhaka-Bangladesh ‘wants to join’ India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) trilateral highway to boost regional connectivity for greater economic gains.
Restricted traffic on airport road during Chinese President’s visit
Dhaka-There will be limited vehicular movement on Airport Road from Friday morning to Saturday morning to ensure the foolproof security during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit.
5 BRTC buses gutted in fire at Chittagong depot
Chittagong: Five buses were gutted as a fire broke out at a depot of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) at Baluchhara in Hathazari upazila in the district early Wednesday. Enamul Hoque, senior station officer of Bayezid Fire Service and Civil…
US-Bangla gets Boeings to connect more int’l destinations
Dhaka – The first Boeing 737-800 aircraft joined the fleet of US-Bangla Airlines today creating a new milestone as an aviation company of Bangladesh.
Channel opens for large vessels to save Sundarbans
Dhaka – Authorities have reopened the crucial 31 kilometres long Mongla-Ghasiakhali channel on completion of required dredging for movement of bigger vessels in the route keeping waterways adjacent to the Sundarbans undisturbed.”We have reopened the this crucial channel three days…
Take effective steps against irregularities in DOS: Rights Activists
Dhaka-Five Rights groups on Tuesday urged the Shipping Minister to take immediate effective steps to investigate alleged irregularities and corruption in the Department of Shipping (DOS) as per directives of the Prime Minister’s office.
ADB to provide 1.5bn to develop BD southwest railway
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$1.5 billion to Bangladesh to build a dual-gauge railway line that will bring key trade and tourism to the southernmost parts of Bangladesh.The new railway, part of the Trans-Asia Railway network, will also…
Padma Bridge construction will be visible from Dec: Obaidul
The construction of Padma Multi-purpose Bridge will be visible from December and January months, Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader told Parliament yesterday.
Transport strike called off in Sylhet
Sylhet: Hours after enforcing a strike in the district, transport owners and workers withdrew it on Friday afternoon following a meeting with the police administration. The transport owners and workers went into the strike earlier in the morning protesting the…
People killed like birds in road accidents during Eid holidays: Obaidul
Dhaka-Shouldering responsibility of the anarchy in transport sector, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday admitted that people have been killed in road accidents like birds during the holidays of Eid-ul-Azha this year.