Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that her government has given priority to implement six important projects including Padma multipurpose bridge and Rampal coal-based power plant projects with a view to speeding up…
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the construction work on the country’s first-ever tunnel under the Karnaphuli River will begin in the next fiscal year. The minister said this while talking to reporters after inaugurating the repaired Kalarpol Bridge…
There was no Bangladeshi citizen on board the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that reportedly crashed into the sea off Vietnam with 239 people, an official confirmed here on Saturday. “Our High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur informed that there was no…
Minister for Communications Obaidul Quader on Monday told Parliament that along with local resources, the government would to utilise foreign funds to construct the much-talked-about Padma Bridge if any agency offers. “The government has decided to construct the Padma bridge…
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said some 500 taxicabs will hit the streets of Dhaka and Chittagong cities soon. “Primarily, 60 taxicabs will hit the capital streets on the occasion of Bangla New Year to reduce public sufferings.
Munshiganj – Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the much-hyped Padma Bridge is now a visible reality as all uncertainties over the bridge have been removed. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after visiting different…
The last passenger DC-10 aircraft will return to Dhaka instead of flying into Boeing museum just yet. The 30-year old aircraft, part of the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airline, was to find its final resting place at the museum of…
An unidentified old man was crushed to death by a train at Haluakandi in Kamarkhand upazila on Friday.
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter (FF) Alhaj Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said modern road communications are being developed in Rangpur city to free it from traffic congestion.
Bangladesh Railway has incurred a loss of Taka about 4,500 crore during the last five years from 2008-2009 fiscal. Minister for Railway Mujibul Haq said this in Parliament on Monday while responding to a question from Nurul Islam Milon from…
The cost of riverbank protection work for the Padma Bridge Project is going to mark a 13 percent rise (Tk 12.47 crore) to Tk 108.45 crore from Tk 95.98 crore. According to official sources, the Bridge Division of the Communications…
Four railway stations on the Sylhet-Akhaura route have remained closed over the last four years due to shortage of manpower, including station masters, much to the sufferings for the passengers.
The High Court has ordered the withdrawal of indigenous three-wheelers, locally known as Nasiman, Kariman or Bhatbhati, from highways in 10 districts of south-western Bangladesh. The bench of Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Md Habibul Gani issued the order…
Train communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet, which remained suspended following a derailment in Gangasagar area of Akhaura upazila, resumed after about 10 hours early Monday.
Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet remained suspended as a freight train bogie derailed in Gangasagar area of Akhaura upazila on Sunday evening.
Ferry movement on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Sunday morning after four hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi route, one of the important waterways of the country, were restored at 9am Saturday after a nine-hour disruption due to dense fog.
Ferry movement on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route remained halted till Friday morning because of dense fog.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will fly twice a week to Guwahati from Dhaka from July 1.
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for six hours till Tuesday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
The overall development of the much-talked about billion dollar Padma Multipurpose Bridge has so far reached only 10 percent, according to an official document. In the completed 10 percent, most the works of land acquisition, land development and rehabilitation have…
Ferry plying on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Thursday morning after a disruption for six hours due to dense fog.
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for six hours till Tuesday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for seven and a half hours till Friday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
The ferry service on Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Tuesday morning after four hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Ferry plying on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Saturday morning after seven hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Ferry operation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Thursday morning after a suspension for nine hours due to dense fog.
Ferry plying on the Maowa-Kewrakandi river route remained suspended for five hours till Thursday morning due to dense fog.
Ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi route resumed after 3.30 hours of disruption due to heavy fog over the River Padma at 9.30 am this morning.
Ferry plying on the Maowa-Kewrakandi river route remained suspended for over nine hours till Tuesday morning due to dense fog.