Ferry movement on the Maowa-Kewrakandi river route remained suspended for over eight hours till Monday morning due to dense fog.
Category: Transportation
Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry link resumes after ten hours
Ferry services on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route resumed at 8am on Saturday morning after remaining suspended for around ten hours due to thick fog.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry link restored after 11 hrs
Ferry operation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday morning after a suspension for 11 hours due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
Barisal buses, ferries halted
Bus and launch services from Barisal to Dhaka have come to a halt amid tension ahead of BNP-led 18-party alliance’s march to Dhaka on Dec 29 and its rally in the capital. Buses from various other districts in the Khulna…
Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services resume
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Sunday morning after two hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Fog disrupts ferry services on Maowa-Keorakandi route
Ferry services on Maowa-Kewrakandi river route remained suspended for over five ours early Friday due to dense fog.
Train derails in B’baria
A train derailed at Paghachang in sadar upazila early Friday as subversives damaged rail tracks.
Political disorder brings Sherpur transport workers to their knees: 7,000 daily bread-earners out of job
The prevailing tumultuous situation in the country’s politics has pushed the district’s transport sector into complete disarray inflicting serious damage on income of its workers.
Kurigram rail link snaps as pickets remove fishplate in Rangpur
Train communications on Rangpur-Kurigram route remained suspended as the engine and two bogies of an inspection train derailed early Sunday when the hartal pickets removed fishplates of the rail track near Annadanagar station in Pirgachha upazila.
Disruption in RMG transportation to go in 2-3 weeks: Minister
Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday said the disruption in transportation of readymade garment (RMG) exports caused by ‘violent programmes’ by the opposition is likely to end in two-three weeks’ time.
Rangpur city will have modern road network
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said the city of Rangpur will have modern and eco-friendly road communication networks to become free form traffic-jams.
River container service starts
River transportation of goods containers has commercially begun for the first time in Bangladesh. MV Pangaon Success left Chittagong port for the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal at Dhaka’s Keraniganj around Monday noon, Chittagong Port Authority’s Secretary Syed Farhad Uddin told…
Train derails in Khulna as fishplates removed: 10 hurt
At least ten passengers of a train were injured as its five bogies along with the engine veered off the tracks due to removal of fishplates by blockaders in Jugnipasa area in Phultala upazila early Wednesday.
Dhaka-Chittagong rail service resumes
Chittagong’s railway link with Dhaka has been restored 22 hours after an inter-city train derailed in Comilla after suspected Opposition blockade campaigners sabotaged the tracks.
Rail movement disrupted as tracks hit by blockade
Train services were severely affected across Bangladesh due to disruptive acts on the first day of the countrywide 48-hour Opposition blockade. The BNP and its allies opposed the announcement of parliament elections on Monday and called for a two day…
Sylhet transport workers threaten indefinite strike
Transport workers here on Thursday threatened to enforce an indefinite strike in Sylhet division if BNP chairman’s special assistant Shimul Biswas is not freed within 72 hours.
Khulna rail link cut off as train derails
Train communications of Khulna with other parts of the country remained suspended as two bogies of a freight train derailed in Churamonkathi area near Meherullah rail station in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.
Trains resume after 6-hour disruption following sabotage
Trains between Dhaka and northern districts have finally resumed at 9.30am, after been disrupted for around six hours due to sabotage on the tracks at Shriramgari area in Iswardi today.
Padma Bridge construction work with govt funding: PM
Construction work for the $ 2.97 billion Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project is underway with government funding as five firms have been shortlisted for appointment of Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) for the main bridge and river training, the Prime Minister told…
Security of west zone railway further intensified
Authorities of west zone of Bangladesh Railway have taken up top security measures at its installations, junctions, rail bridges and the engines and bogies including the fuel tankers to check any sort of sabotage by the pro-hartal outfits.
Lighterage vessel sinks at Ctg
A lighterage vessel sank in the channel leading to the Chittagong port on Thursday after it was hit by an oil-tanker.
JS body formed to probe Ctg Port irregularities
A parliamentary watchdog on Monday formed a four-member subcommittee to look into the alleged corruption in procuring three ships and an ambulance and other irregularities by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).
Agro-processing enterprises prospects bright in Rajshahi region
Prospects of agro-processing enterprises is bright in the Rajshahi region as it produces surplus crops especially food-grains, fruits and vegetables, business leaders, bankers, agronomists and researchers reveal.
Taken plan to construct bridge over Teesta in Gaibandha
The government has taken up a plan to construct a much need bridge over the Teesta River to ease the road communication system between Kurigram and Gaibandha districts including Lalmonirhat.
First return Hajj flight arrives
The first return Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying over 400 pilgrims from Saudi Arabia, arrived here on Saturday.
Price of crude near $101 as US supplies rise
Oil prices clawed back a little ground Thursday, a day after a big drop precipitated by an increase in U.S. crude inventories.
Derailment cuts off rail service with Sylhet
Rail communications of Sylhet with other parts of the country remained suspended as two oil tank wagons of a freight train derailed at Moghla Bazar in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Thursday morning.
Etihad offers promotional fares for BD travelers
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched a special promotion for Bangladeshi travelers with up to 50 percent discount on the Pearl Business Class Cabin to destinations including London, Manchester, New York, Washington DC and…
Oil falls below $102 on US shutdown notice
The price of oil fell Tuesday after parts of the U.S. government were ordered to shut down because of a budget impasse in Washington.
Azizul president, Mortuza gen secy of Magura Paribahan Sramik Samity
Azizul Alam Mintu and Mortuza Hossain have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Paribahan Sangstha Sramik Samity (227) Magura unit for the next two years.