BRTC double-decker crashes into Farmgate pillar
A Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation double-decker bus rammed into a pillar of the Elevated Expressway at Farmgate in Dhaka city on Tuesday, causing a brief traffic disruption on the busy road...
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12 killed in 10 motorcycle accidents in 6 months
Twelve people, including 11 motorcyclists, were killed in 10 road accidents on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway and Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the past six months...
Four people killed in road accident on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
Four people were killed and 14 others were injured when a bus rammed into a truck on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj on early Saturday...
People鈥檚 court for halting DEE link road thru Hatirjheel, Panthakunja
A people鈥檚 court on Friday ordered an immediate suspension of all activities related to the under-construction Dhaka Elevated Expressway link road through Hatirjheel and Panthakunja Park in the capital Dhaka.
Panthakunja Park should be restored
NEARLY six months have passed since the Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement began a sit-in inside the partially destroyed Panthakunja Park, one of the capital鈥檚 last parks, calling for a halt to the construction of a section of the Dhaka elevated expressway from the Film Development Corporation to the Plassey crossing. Protesters say that the construction of the elevated...
PANTHAKUNJA PARK PROTECTION: Protests on for months
More than five months on from the start of a sit-in programme against the construction of a Dhaka Elevated Expressway link road through the Panthakunja Park at Karwan Bazar in the capital Dhaka, conservationists are yet to receive any response from...
157 eminent citizens condemn destroying Panthakunja, Hatirjheel
Eminent citizens, politicians, rights activists, academics and cultural figures among them, issued a joint statement on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway link road construction that has already led to the destruction of Panthakunja Park and a section of the Hatirjheel Lake...
3 of a family among 5 killed as bus hits ambulance
Five people, including three members of a family, were killed and three others injured as a bus rammed into a parked ambulance on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in the Nimtoli area under Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Thursday...
Five killed in Munshiganj road crash
Five people, including three members of the same family, were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed into a stationary ambulance on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Nimtoli area of Munshiganj early Thursday.
Green activists send letter to chief adviser seeking independent commission
On the 143rd day of its ongoing sit-in protest, the Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement (Bangladesh Gachh Raksha Andolon) on Monday sent a letter to the interim government chief adviser seeking an independent commission to probe over the demand to cancel the proposed link road of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway from FDC to Palashi.
EXPRESSWAY OVER PANTHAKUNJA: Protest on, govt firm on park use
People from various strata have protested for months against the Tejgaon鈥揚lassey Crossing segment of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway that destroys Panthakunja and part of Hatirjheel, but the government remains resolute about the project.
Cat trapped in beam under Dhaka elevated expressway rescued after 11-hour effort
After around 11 and a half hours of effort on Sunday, the Dhaka North City Corporation rescued a cat that was trapped in a beam under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, right above the Mohakhali Flyover in Dhaka.
4 highways, 8 bridges renamed
The road transport and bridges ministry on Monday changed names of four highways and eight bridges across the country, including the name of the expressway on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga route...
20 people injured in Dhaka-Mawa expressway road accident
At least 20 people were injured in an accident involving five vehicles on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway near Kamarkhola area in Munshiganj on Monday morning, fire service said...
12 people injured in Dhaka-Mawa expressway road accident
At least 12 people were injured in an accident involving three vehicles on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway near Nimtali bus station in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Saturday...
Vehicles to be sued for speeding on elevated expressway from Feb 21
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police will start filing video cases against those vehicles that cross speed of 100-kilometre per hour on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway for speeding from February 21.
JOINT DRIVE ON DHAKA-MAWA EXPRESSWAY: 50 cases filed, 5 vehicles seized
The police filed 50 cases and seized five vehicles in a joint drive conducted on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway for violations of laws, including reckless driving, driving without fitness certificates and driving licences early Saturday...
Ctg expressway renamed after July uprising martyr Wasim
The Chattogram Elevated Expressway has been renamed after Wasim Akram, the first martyr of the July-August uprising in Chattogram, to preserve the memory of his sacrifice for future generations....
Seven killed in road accidents due to dense fog
At least eight people were killed in six road accidents on Friday in four districts. Six of the victims died in accidents due to poor visibility in dense fog in the morning.
Dhaka Elevated Expressway: Protest continues for cancellation of Tejgaon-Plassey segment
Speakers, including local residents and environmentalists, on Friday continue to hold protest, demanding the cancellation of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway segment from Tejgaon to Plassey Crossing via Panthakunja Park and Hatirjheel Lake.
Saving Panthakunja park, Hatirjheel lake, trees: Protesters continue sit-in for 10 days
Protesters have been staging a 24-hour sit-in at Panthakunja Park in Dhaka鈥檚 Banglamotor area for 10 consecutive days, demanding the cancellation of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway segment from...
1 killed, 11 injured in vehicle collisions on Dhaka-Mawa expressway
Multiple-vehicle collisions, caused by dense fog, on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, on Sunday morning left one person and 11 injured...
Protection of parks from elevated expressway demanded
Urban planners and environmental activists at a human chain protested the construction of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway segment from Karwanbazar to Plassey Crossing, citing the destruction of Panthakunja Park and Hatirjheel lake in the capital...
No motorcycles, trailers on Ctg expressway
The Chattogram Development Authority is going to ban the movement of motorcycles and trailers on the elevated expressway between Lalkhan Bazar and Shah Amanat International Airport from...
Woman鈥檚 bullet-hit body found on Dhaka-Maowa expressway
The police recovered a woman鈥檚 bullet-riddled body lying on the Bangabandhu Expressway in Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj on Saturday morning...
Dispute between foreign companies ends
After almost a year-long legal battle, the dispute between the three foreign investment and shareholding companies under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project has come to an end recently.
No progress in remaining 25pc work of Dhaka elevated expressway
The remaining 25 per cent works of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, which would take less than a year to complete, has been at a near halt since early this year over...
Elevated expressway鈥檚 Mohakhali ramp opens to traffic
The authorities on Thursday afternoon opened the entrance ramp of Dhaka Elevated Expressway in Mohakhali area in Dhaka after about a month...
Toll collection on elevated expressway begins after 23 days
The authorities began the toll collection on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway on Sunday afternoon, 23 days after they had suspended the collection...
Maintain status quo over share transfer: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the foreign companies, implementing the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, to maintain the status quo over transferring the major shareholder鈥檚 shares to its co-contractor firms until arbitration in Singapore resolved the share transfer dispute...