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.
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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...
Fog halts ferry services for eight hours
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route in the Jamuna River and the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River were suspended for around eight hours on Wednesday due to dense fog...
Banks鈥� distress asset stands at聽Tk 6.75 lakh crore
Distressed assets in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector surpassed Tk聽6.75 lakh crore at the end of FY24, an amount equivalent to the cost of 13.5 Dhaka Metro systems or 22.5 Padma Bridges, according to a...
Train service via Padma Bridge to begin Dec 2
The much-awaited train service on Dhaka-Jashore-Khulna-Benapole section is expected to open on December 2 via Padma Bridge.
Tk 6,500cr of 42 govt firms stuck with Padma Bank
Around Tk 6,500 crore of 42 state-run companies remains stuck with the Padma Bank PLC, leaving these organisations in financial distress.
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route suspended for poor navigability
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route have been suspended due to poor navigability, leaving 300 goods-laden vehicles stranded on the river...
Hilsa protecting officials assaulted
Eight members of the fisheries department were injured in the early hours of Wednesday when they were attacked by a group during a hilsa conservation drive near Babur Char on the Padma River in Jazira upazila...
Body of one of 2 missing ASIs recovered
A body of an assistant sub-inspector was recovered one day after he went missing from the River Padma during an attack allegedly by some miscreants at Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia early Monday...
Two policemen go missing after jumping into Padma
Two policemen went missing as they jumped into the River Padma during an attack allegedly by some unruly people in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on early Monday...
22-day hilsa fishing ban in Bangladesh begins today
Prices of hilsa have shot up again in Chandpur markets as a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing was set to begin at midnight past Saturday, to ensure safe spawning in the freshwaters of the Padma and Meghna rivers...
Court imposes travel ban on Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat
A Dhaka court on Monday issued an international travel ban on Padma Bank former chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat over allegations of corruption...
BGB detains two Indian nationals along Rajshahi border
Border Guard Bangladesh members have detained two Indian nationals in Yusufpur border outpost area in Charghat Upazila of Rajshahi...