Bangladesh transport sector

Resolve the CNG auto-rickshaw fare crisis

BRTA’s retreat from a poorly planned and enforced decision raises questions

‘The BRT project was flawed from the start’

Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the maiden BRT line in Dhaka that opened last month.

Will our roads remain death traps?

Mawa expressway crash exposes state failure to ensure road safety

Metro rail operations must be resumed without delay

Such a vital service cannot be held hostage to salary hike demands

Why is DSCC allowing extortion in the name of tolls?

City authorities must stop turning a blind eye to such crimes

Joy and caution as Eid holiday begins

Amid homebound rush and season change, a few things to remember

Highway accident or murder?

A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system

February 17, 2025
February 17, 2025

Resolve the CNG auto-rickshaw fare crisis

BRTA’s retreat from a poorly planned and enforced decision raises questions

January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025

‘The BRT project was flawed from the start’

Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the maiden BRT line in Dhaka that opened last month.

December 29, 2024
December 29, 2024

Will our roads remain death traps?

Mawa expressway crash exposes state failure to ensure road safety

August 18, 2024
August 18, 2024

Metro rail operations must be resumed without delay

Such a vital service cannot be held hostage to salary hike demands

May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024

Why is DSCC allowing extortion in the name of tolls?

City authorities must stop turning a blind eye to such crimes

April 9, 2024
April 9, 2024

Joy and caution as Eid holiday begins

Amid homebound rush and season change, a few things to remember

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Highway accident or murder?

A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system