4 dead as train聽 bumps into auto-rickshaw at Ramu
At least four people, including three from a family, were killed as a train rammed a CNG-powered autorickshaw at a level crossing in the Rashidnagar area at Ramu in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Saturday.
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CNG-run autos on strike in B鈥檅aria over police abuse
CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers in Brahmanbaria went on an indefinite strike, protesting alleged harassment by traffic police, extortion, vehicle seizures and corruption related to license renewals...
CNG drivers block Banani road, causing congestion
A group of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Sunday blocked the main road in front of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority office at Banani in Dhaka, crippling traffic for about six hours on the Uttara鈥揗ohakhali road and causing huge sufferings to the people...
CNG, refueling stations to remain open round the clock for 13 days during Eid
The government has instructed all CNG and refueling stations across Bangladesh to remain open round the clock for 13 days during Eid-ul-Azha to facilitate smooth travel for holidaymakers...
8 hurt in BNP factional clash for control of CNG stand
At least eight people were injured, including one bullet-hit, in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Nationalist Party over occupation of a compressed natural gas-run vehicle stand at Ishwardi in Pabna on Sunday...
CNG stations to remain close from 2:30pm to 7:00pm
The government on Wednesday said that the compressed natural gas refueling stations in the capital would remain close from 2:30pm to 7:00pm during the Ramadan...
Cancellation of an enforcement order is not the answer
THE Bangladesh Road Transport Authority鈥檚 hasty decision to cancel its order on enforcing a meter-based fare for CNG-run auto rickshaws, as stipulated in the Road Transport Act 2018, is yet another case of poor governance that has been plaguing the public transport sector. On February 10, the BRTA sent a letter to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, reminding them to file...
BRTA walks back move on auto-rickshaw amid protests
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Sunday backtracked on its order to the police to file cases against drivers for charging more than the meter reading amid CNG-run-auto-rickshaw drivers鈥� protests in Dhaka city.
CNG drivers hold street protest at Mohakhali
A group of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Monday blocked the Banani road bringing traffic to a standstill in the capital鈥檚 Mohakhali area, causing immense suffering to the commuters in the city...
12 injured in transport workers鈥� clash in Rajshahi
At least 12 people were injured on Tuesday when transport workers attacked CNG-powered three-wheeler drivers in Rajshahi city, following a feud between the two groups over a prior incident, said police...
BRTA, owners want fare doubled, deposit hiked
Protests are on the rise in reaction to a recent initiative to hike up the fare and daily deposit amount of the CNG-run auto-rickshaws running inside the Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan cities...