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The authorities will finally start investigating the purchase of “faulty” buses and trucks from Indian manufacturers for the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader hands over nine new buses to eight educational institutions as promised by the prime minister.

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to bring bus services in all metropolitan cities under the franchising system, which would allow one company to operate all buses on each route and end unhealthy competition among drivers.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has asked the BRTC chairman to investigate the purchase of “defective” buses from India.

Agitating drivers and staff of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation have withdrawn their demonstration after the BRTC chairman agreed to meet their demands.

High Court has ordered two bus companies to pay Tk 50 lakh compensation over the death of Rajib Hossain, the student who died between two buses in Dhaka last year.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says that action will be taken if the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses realise extra fair from the home-bound people during the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) launches an air condition (AC) bus service on Dhaka-Narayanganj route.

BRTC drivers and staff of 18 depots across the country form a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka to press home their ten-point demand including payment of their arrear and nationalisation of their job.

The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India jointly inaugurates four projects in Bangladesh, including the supply of 1,100 buses and trucks to Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC).

After a mysterious fire gutted 15 buses of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) inside one of its depots in the capital early yesterday, the government formed a high-powered committee to investigate the incident.

At least 15 buses are damaged in a fire that broke out at a bus depot of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in Khilkhet of Dhaka.

The Supreme Court fixes May 17 to hear a petition filed by Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) seeking a stay on a High Court order that had asked it to pay Tk 50 lakh to the family of Rajib Hossain, who lost his right hand in a road crash and later died last month.

A trial of bus service on Bangladesh-India-Nepal route has been flagged off, what is seen as a major development in cross border transport service among the three nations.

More BRTC buses will be introduced on all routes in Dhaka city for better transportation of school students, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader tells the parliament.

Dhaka North City Mayor Annisul Huq vows to take action against attackers who went berserk during an eviction drive at Tejgaon.

UNDP in collaboration with BRTC launches a pilot project which will allow your smartphone mobile app to tell you how long it will take to travel to your destination using GPS.