Padma Bridge authorities set to launch electronic toll collection system
Vehicles will no longer need to stop to pay tolls while crossing the Padma Bridge, as the authorities are set to introduce a non-stop electronic toll collection system...
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Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services disrupted
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route have been facing disruption for the past few days due to strong current and river erosion in Manikganj, resulting in sufferings of people...
Ctg鈥揇haka pipeline starts fuel supply
The Chattogram-Dhaka pipeline started supplying fuel on Saturday, with power, energy and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Faozul Kabir Khan inaugurating the facility on the day...
50,000 marooned as Padma floods chars in Kushtia
Nearly 50,000 people along the riverbanks of Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia were marooned on Friday as the water level of the Padma river continued to rise, fuelled by relentless monsoon rains and heavy upstream flow...
35,000 families marooned as Teesta, Padma keep swelling
The number of marooned families in Lalmonirhat increased on Thursday as heavy rain and the opening of all the gates of the Ghazaldoba Barrage in India worsened the flood situation inundating new areas...
25,000 families marooned as Teesta, Padma swell
About 25,000 families in Lalmonirhat, Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi districts were marooned on Wednesday as low-lying areas have been flooded due to a persistent rise in the water levels of the Teesta and Padma rivers...
Launch services in 21 districts suspended
Launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended since Friday evening as a ramp in Paturia launch terminal in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj district collapsed into the River Padma due to strong currents...
Bridges authority holds training on settlement of audit objections
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority on Thursday held a training titled 鈥榮ettlement of audit observations鈥� at the Padma Bridge Site Office.
Mosque, houses, businesses washed away in Padma in Shariatpur
The Padma River washed away at least a two-story mosque, five houses and two business establishments at Alam Khar Kandir village at Jajira upazila in Shariatpur on Tuesday morning.
Political will urged to build second Padma bridge, barrage
A strong political commitment is essential to build the long-pending Padma barrage and the proposed second Padma bridge, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday...
ACC prosecutes Nafeez Sarafat, Mosharraf on graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed two cases against 11 people, including former housing and public works minister engineer Mosharraf Hossain and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat on charges of corruption and money laundering.
Tk 60cr toll collected from Padma, Jamuna bridges during Eid holiday
At least Taka 59,77,29,050 crore toll was collected from two major longest bridges-Padma, Jamuna- in the country during the Eid holiday.
Padma, Jamuna bridges set new records in daily vehicle crossings, toll collections
The two largest bridges in the country Padma Bridge and Jamuna Bridge operated by the Bangladesh Bridge Authority, have set new records in terms of the highest number of vehicle crossings and toll collections in a single day.
Padma Oil MD resigns
Managing director of the state-run Padma Oil Company Limited Md Abdus Sobhan has sent his resignation letter to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation...
Pubali Bank to collect tolls for Padma Bridge
Pubali Bank PLC and Bangladesh Bridge Authority has signed an agreement for collection of toll of Padma Bridge by using electronic toll collection system, in collaboration with the bank鈥檚 mobile banking app PI, said a press release...
BBA signs contracts with banks, Nagad
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority on Wednesday signed separate contracts with the Pubali Bank PLC, Jamuna Bank PLC, Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC and Nagad to use Electronic Toll Collection system on the Padma Bridge...
Declining Padma water flow calls for early interventions
A GRADUAL decline in the water level of the River Padma, the eastern and main stream of the Ganges that flows southwest for 365 kilometres to its confluence with the River Meghna near the Bay of Bengal, in Bangladesh鈥檚 northwest is worrying. Researchers believe that the situation has resulted from intensified groundwater depletion in the High Barind Tract, which is known...
Dying Padma aggravates water scarcity in north: study
The gradual decrease in the water level of the Padma River has intensified the groundwater depletion in the High Barind Tract, an arid region in the country鈥檚 north-western part known for its severe water scarcity...
Padma River erosion threatens homes, agri land
The erosion of the Padma River in Charbhadrasan upazila of Faridpur are threatening homes and agricultural land.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume after 10.30hrs
The ferry movement on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after 10.30 hours鈥� suspension due to dense fog.
Court orders seizure of Nafeez Sarafat鈥檚 properties in Dubai
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of a flat and a villa in Dubai belonging to former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat.
Padma Oil AGM approves 140pc cash dividend
Padma Oil Company Ltd held its 55th annual general meeting virtually presided over by the company chairman, AKM Zafar Ullah Khan, on Saturday...
Killing migratory birds goes rampant in Rajshahi
With water decreasing in the Padma River, poachers are hunting migratory birds with 鈥榩oison baits鈥� in char land of the river in Rajshahi and selling those in the city...
Tk 838.56cr toll collected from Padma Bridge in 2024
Bangladesh Bridge Authority has earned highest toll of Tk 838.56 crore from Padma Bridge in 2024....
ACC should also look into other allegations of corruption
THE decision of the Anti-Corruption Commission to carry out a further investigation in a case filed against seven people on charges of 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥� in hiring consultants for the Padma bridge project is welcome. The people alleged to have been involved in the 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥�, in the case that the commission filed...
ACC initiates probe again over Padma bridge graft case
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to conduct further investigation in a case filed years ago against seven people, including former Bridges Division secretary...
ACC to probe Padma Bridge, Novo Theatre graft cases again
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started proceeding with its bid to reinvestigate four years-old cases over conspiracies to commit corruption in the Padma Bridge contract awarding and corruption in...
Benapole-Dhaka train via Padma Bridge to start today
After a long wait, passenger train service on the new Benapole-Dhaka route via the Padma Bridge will begin on Tuesday.
Ferry services resume on two river routes in Manikganj
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes in Manikganj resumed on Thursday morning after seven and ten hours of suspension respectively due to dense fog...
Fog halts ferry services for 10hrs
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route in the Jamuna River and the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River were suspended for around 10 hours and seven hours on Thursday due to dense fog...