Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the demand for half fare on metro rail is absurd and has no justification
Passengers suffer due to two interruptions on busy weekday
Metro rail authorities said they are having to close the entrances to the Uttara North station from time to time to cope with the heavy rush of passengers due to it being the last day of Biswa Ijtema
The prospect of having another major metro rail route in Dhaka looks bright as financing for the construction of the southern route of Mass Rapid Transit Line-5 has been confirmed.
Usually, Fridays mean less passengers on Dhaka’s roads, making business difficult for buses. However, the game has changed since metro trains started operating between Uttara and Motijheel all day.
At the Dhaka University station, hundreds of passengers were seen waiting at packed platforms, hoping to board already overflowing trains
Disruption in ferry services on Kazirhaat-Aricha route continued for weeks due to the cold wave and dense fog that sweeping across the country for the last couple of weeks.
Rail communication with Rajshahi remained halted for around an hour this morning due to a fracture in the track near Arani Railway Station in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi
DMTCL requested commuters to plan their journey accordingly
In a city where one rarely comes across women-friendly public transportation and harassment is a common phenomenon, a coach reserved for female commuters in the country’s first-ever metro rail came as a blessing.
A section railway station staff and an online ticket-selling company aided syndicates in acquiring and distributing tickets at inflated prices
Ever since the metro trains started operating between Uttara and Motijheel all day, buses have been seeing fewer passengers.
The metro rail service suffered a brief disruption of 15 minutes around noon yesterday as a satellite TV cable was thrown across the power lines.
Bangladesh Railways will operate 11 pairs of special trains for the devotees of Bishwa Ijtema-2024, the second-largest congregation of Muslims after the holy Hajj
The MRT-6 is now open from 7:00am to 8:00pm, running between Uttara North station and Motijheel station six days a week.
An unidentified person threw a satellite TV cable on the power line of metro rail, causing a brief disruption of the service around noon today
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route was suspended from 10:30pm yesterday due to dense fog