San Francisco, May 10 (AP/UNB) — Uber is about to embark on a wild ride on Wall Street with the biggest and most hotly debated IPO in years. The world’s leading ride-hailing service set the stage for its long-awaited arrival…
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Bangladesh Biman suspends 3 flights for aircraft shortage
Dhaka, May 10 (UNB)– The shortage of aircrafts has forced Biman Bangladesh Airlines to suspended three flights on domestic routes until Monday. One flight on Saidpur, and two on Sylhet routes will remain suspend for now, said Shakil Meraj, Biman’s…
Chinese envoy to BD defends BRI against ‘debt traps’ debate
Dhaka, May 8 (UNB) – Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo on Wednesday defended its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) against charges that it creates debt traps saying the BRI partners will now have a better understanding. He said China…
3 killed as bus overturns in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 2 – Three people were killed and 12 others were injured when a bus turned turtle at Mirganj Bazar in Bagha Upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Abu Hanif, 28, the bus driver’s assistant, Manwara Begum,…
Biman Managing Director removed
Dhaka, May 1 (UNB)-The Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines AM Masaddique Ahmed has been relieved of his duties. Mohibul Haque, Civil Aviation and Tourism secretary, confirmed the matter to UNB on Wednesday and said Biman Director (operation) Captain Farhad…
BD Road Transport dept starts 10-day training for drivers
Dhaka, April 29, (UNB)- Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday launched a 10-day-long training for bus drivers in Dhaka. Md Nazrul Islam, secretary for road transport and highway inaugurated the training workshop at BRTA office in Banai aiming…
Brac varsity student killing: drivers put on remand
Dhaka, April 28 – Covered van driver Anis, who allegedly crashed Brac University student Fahmida Haque Labannya under wheel and uber motor-cycle rider Sumon were on Sunday put on remand in the case filed in connection with the killing of…
HC rule to enforce road transport law and regulate drivers
Dhaka, April 28 – The High Court on Sunday issued a rule a rule asking the government to explain within two weeks why its inaction to issue a gazette notification on the Road Transport Act-2018 in line with the sub-section…
Belt & Road Forum begins in Beijing: 37 countries attend
Dhaka, April 24 – A three-day second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) began in Beijing on Thursday. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun left Dhaka for Beijing on Wednesday to attend the BRF, said an official. Under…
4 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Mymensingh, Apr 20 (UNB) – At least four people, including a woman, were killed and two others injured when a truck hit an auto-rickshaw and a human hauler on Mymensingh-Haluaghat road at Alalpur in the city on Saturday morning. The…
India’s Jet Airways suspending operations, no money to fly
New Delhi, Apr 18 (AP/UNB) — Jet Airways, once India’s largest airline, announced on Wednesday that it is suspending all operations after failing to raise enough money to run its services. The company said it has been informed by its…
Two held for ‘driver murder during carjacking’ in Chittagong
Chittagong, Apr 13 – Police arrested two young men from Kattoli area in the port city early Saturday allegedly for attempting to carjack after killing its driver. The details about the deceased and detainees could not be known immediately. Jasim…
Driver held for harassing CU student on moving bus
Chattogram, April 13 (UNB) – Police arrested a bus driver on Friday night in a case filed for attempting to strangle a female student of Chittagong University (CU) on the moving vehicle in the port city on Thursday. The law…
Strong syndicate controls Dhaka’s transport sector
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) – Speakers at a discussion here on Wednesday alleged that a strong syndicate is controlling the entire transport sector in the capital making it hard to restore discipline on roads. They also opposed different expert proposals…
Buses to run 22 Dhaka routes under 6 cos: DS Mayor
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Wednesday said buses in capital Dhaka and adjoining areas will run on 22 routes under six companies, apparently to bring discipline on roads. He came up…
Bangladesh airliner makes emergency landing in Chittagong
Dhaka, Apr 8 (UNB) – A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Singapore with 84 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Monday evening following a technical glitch. General Manager (Public…
Boeing cutting production rate of troubled 737 Max jet
Washington, Apr 6 (AP/UNB) -Boeing will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner this month, underscoring the growing financial risk it faces the longer that its best-selling plane remains grounded after two deadly crashes. The company said Friday that…
Driver confesses to offence in mishap killing BUP pupil
Dhaka, March 28 – Suprobhat Paribahan bus driver on Thursday made a confessional statement admitting his offence in the case filed in connection with the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury. Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan…
Bus crashes on microbus killing 9 in Chittagong
Chattogram, Mar 28 –At least nine people, including two women and a child, were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed a microbus on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway at Chunati Jaillartek in Lohagara Upazila early Thursday. The identities of…
Helper ran the bus that killed BUP student creating uproar
Dhaka, March 27 – The bus of Suprobhat Paribahan that ran over a student and sparked heavy protest among the students and locals, was being driven by its conductor. Sirajul Islam, who was designated driver of the bus, detained by…
Circular bus service opens in Dhaka’s posh Dhanmondi areas
Dhaka, Mar 27 (UNB) – A circular bus service has been introduced on Dhanmondi-New Market-Azimpur route, aiming to bring back traffic discipline on the city streets. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon inaugurated the service at Kalabagan…
BD High Court seeks detailed reports on unfit vehicles
Dhaka, Mar 27 (UNB) – The High Court on Wednesday asked the concerned authorities to submit a detailed report within April 30 on unfit vehicles plying on the roads across the country and drivers without a valid license. The Chairman…
Students block Gazipur intersection protesting accident
Gazipur, Mar 24 (UNB) – Students blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh-Tangail highway at Gazipur intersection on Sunday morning demanding safer roads and protesting the killing of two college students in a road crash on Saturday. Several hundred students of different colleges including Bhawal…
University pupil pushed down from bus to death in M’vibazar
Sylhet, Mar 23 – Amid the outcry over the death of a private university student in the capital, another university student was crushed to death by a bus after its helper reportedly pushed him off the vehicle at Sherpur in…
Free transport sector from political influence: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 23 (UNB) – Gono Forum, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Saturday demanded that steps be taken to free the transport sector from political influence and laws be properly enforced to ensure safe roads. The party came up…
Frenzied students drive buses out of Capital Dhaka streets
Dhaka, March 20 – The student-led protest for safer roads, which rocked the country last year, was rekindled again after the death of Abrar Hossain Chowdhury, a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), in a road accident on Tuesday.…
Govt apathy behind rise in road fatalities: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday blamed the government’s apathy for the growing road fatalities in Bangladesh. In a statement, he also said people are being subjected to unnatural deaths on roads every day…
BNP blasts govt for ‘indiscipline’ in transport sector
Dhaka, Mar 20 – BNP senior leaders on Wednesday alleged that discipline in the country’s transport sector was not restored as the government did not materialise the demands placed by the students during their ‘safe road’ movement last year. Speaking…
Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York
New York, Mar 10 (AP/UNB) — Severe turbulence injured 30 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York’s Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Spokesman Steve Coleman of the Port Authority of…
Grounded ship leaks 80 tons of oil near Pacific UNESCO site
An environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site.