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...
Despite remaining in operation during an extended 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday, the Chattogram Port, the country鈥檚 key maritime gateway, has witnessed a significant build-up of container congestion due to reduced delivery of import goods...
Many streets in the capital Dhaka went under water on Thursday morning due to moderate rainfall, causing traffic congestion in different areas and sufferings to the city dwellers.
The National Board of Revenue has issued a special order to expedite the auction, disposal and destruction of unclear goods to ease container congestion at Chattogram Port...
THE worsening traffic congestion in Dhaka owes much to the unchecked, illegal parking of vehicles which becomes acute in crowded neighbourhoods. Roads across the capital are routinely narrowed by vehicles that occupy lanes and crossings while authorities fail to provide for a sustainable solution. The photograph of human haulers haphazardly parked along the...
DHAKA is not just the country鈥檚 economic and administrative hub but also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Unfortunately, one of its most persistent and frustrating problems is severe traffic congestion, which affects millions of residents daily. With a population exceeding 20 million and a road infrastructure woefully inadequate for such a large...
Traffic chaos was created in many areas in the Dhaka city due to road blockade, processions of political activists and construction of development activities in the capital on Wednesday that caused immense sufferings to the citizens...
People suffered immensely on roads in the capital throughout Sunday as traffic congestion occurred across the city due to road blockades by the students and injured July mass uprising victims and the end of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema...
Commuters on Tuesday endured hours of intense traffic congestion in different areas in Dhaka city as thousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists stood on both sides of the airport road...
DHAKA is a city of stark contrasts 鈥� a centre of economic growth and cultural vibrancy yet plagued by one of the most crippling urban challenges: traffic congestion. Despite ambitious projects like the elevated expressway and metro rail, the city鈥檚 traffic woes remain a daily ordeal. These initiatives have brought some relief, but for many commuters...
Restriction has been imposed on vehicular movement inside the Dhaka cantonment on November 21 marking Armed Forces Day, says a press release.
LAX monitoring and consequent traffic mismanagement have worsened the already chaotic Dhaka roads. Since the political changeover on August 5, when the Awami League regime was toppled by a student-mass uprising, Dhaka roads appear to have become more chaotic, with vehicles and pedestrians showing more disregard for traffic rules. The police...
Country鈥檚 leading Islamic scholars at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Tuesday from a big rally demanded trial for the killing at the rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh in...
AMID the lingering haze over Bangladesh鈥檚 cities, air pollution has become an escalating public health crisis. From brick kilns to traffic congestion, harmful pollutants seep into every aspect of urban life, making this not just a climate issue but a matter of human survival. These fine particulate matters 鈥� dust, soot, and smoke 鈥� can penetrate the lungs...
Incessant rain that began on Wednesday evening caused immense suffering to Dhaka city dwellers due to widespread water stagnation and severe traffic congestion across...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the police and experts in a meeting to find solutions for easing traffic congestion in the capital Dhaka.
People rushed onto roads in Dhaka on Wednesday, creating chaos and traffic congestion as authorities relaxed the curfew for seven hours in trouble-hit Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj, and Narsingdi districts...
The Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations began on Sunday when downpours brought woes to the candidates in Dhaka and Chattogram cities amid water stagnation, shortage of transports and traffic congestion...