Govt plans to collect tolls on 4 highways
Vehicles on four major national highways will have to pay tolls as the government looks to mobilise more funds for repair and maintenance work for the network of roads and highways.
2w ago
Rail bogged down by six projects
Cox’s Bazar has to make do with just two daily trains against the huge demand, while travel time for people heading to the north by rail is longer than it should be because the Bangladesh Railway failed to get key projects going.
2w ago
RHD reluctant to give up ferries to shipping ministry
Two agencies of the shipping ministry want to take control of ferries currently operated by the Roads and Highways Department, as per a decision made at an inter-ministerial meeting, but the RHD is reluctant to relinquish control.
4w ago
‘It was sabotage, but don’t know who did it’
The incidents of fire on two passenger trains ahead of the general elections were “acts of sabotage,” according to the probe committees of rail authorities.
Wheels in motion for new road safety act
Amid growing concerns over the large number of lives lost in crashes, the government has taken a step to enact a new law on road safety.
Election code breakers go unpunished
Election code violations are rampant ahead of the January 7 election, but the Election Commission has yet to take any punitive action against the rule breakers.
Tainted, yet given Awami League ticket
The Awami League has nominated several controversial incumbents for the January 7 parliamentary election.
4 more bridges planned over Buriganga
The government is planning to build four more bridges over the Buriganga with an aim to ease traffic congestion at the southern exit-entry points of the capital.
February 14, 2024
Govt plans to collect tolls on 4 highways
Vehicles on four major national highways will have to pay tolls as the government looks to mobilise more funds for repair and maintenance work for the network of roads and highways.
February 13, 2024
Rail bogged down by six projects
Cox’s Bazar has to make do with just two daily trains against the huge demand, while travel time for people heading to the north by rail is longer than it should be because the Bangladesh Railway failed to get key projects going.
February 2, 2024
RHD reluctant to give up ferries to shipping ministry
Two agencies of the shipping ministry want to take control of ferries currently operated by the Roads and Highways Department, as per a decision made at an inter-ministerial meeting, but the RHD is reluctant to relinquish control.
January 30, 2024
‘It was sabotage, but don’t know who did it’
The incidents of fire on two passenger trains ahead of the general elections were “acts of sabotage,” according to the probe committees of rail authorities.
January 28, 2024
Wheels in motion for new road safety act
Amid growing concerns over the large number of lives lost in crashes, the government has taken a step to enact a new law on road safety.
December 5, 2023
Election code breakers go unpunished
Election code violations are rampant ahead of the January 7 election, but the Election Commission has yet to take any punitive action against the rule breakers.
November 28, 2023
Tainted, yet given Awami League ticket
The Awami League has nominated several controversial incumbents for the January 7 parliamentary election.
November 26, 2023
4 more bridges planned over Buriganga
The government is planning to build four more bridges over the Buriganga with an aim to ease traffic congestion at the southern exit-entry points of the capital.
November 25, 2023
26 parties, mostly small ones, in polls
At least 26 out of the 44 registered political parties have decided to take part in the January 7 national election.
November 23, 2023
‘King’s parties’ rounded up for polls
Little-known and recently-formed political parties have started announcing that they are taking part in the polls, as the government seeks to get as many registered parties as possible to run.
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