Campaign launched to stop harassment of women
A campaign was launched on Thursday to ensure a harassment-free environment for women in public transport in the capital...
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Fahim appointed convenor of CCDM technical committee
Nazmul Abedeen Fahim was appointed as the convenor of the technical committee of the CCDM after the resignation of Enamul Haque following the recent events that sparked much controversy in the country鈥檚 cricket fraternity...
BRTA suspends registration of bus over loss of roof in accident
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has suspended the registration of the rashly-driven bus that lost its roof amid the driver鈥檚 desperate bid to escape after an accident...
鈥楨xcept Israel鈥� inscription reinstated in Bangladeshi passport
The government has reinstated 鈥榚xcept Israel鈥� inscription in Bangladeshi passports amid countrywide Anti-Israel protests for killing innocent civilians in Palestine鈥檚 Gaza strip.
Mehidy wins BSPA Sportsperson of the Year award
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the BSPA Sportsperson of the Year 2024 award as the Bangladesh Sports Press Association awarded 11 sports person, one team and one organisation in 15 categories during a function at a city hotel on Friday.
Worrying govt failure to keep unfit vehicles off road
MORE than 600,000 registered motor vehicles still running on the road with their fitness certificates not having been updated after they have had repeated bans on their movement is a cause for concern. The Road Transport Authority figures until mid-March show that the number of motor vehicles registered with the agency is 6.296 million whilst 9.7 per cent of them have...
Partex players threaten to boycott match
Partex Sporting Club players have boycotted practice due to not receiving their wages and have threatened to boycott their Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match against Gazi Group Cricketers scheduled to be played at the BKSP-3 today...
Tanzid hits hundred聽in Rupganj鈥檚 win
Tanzid Hasan smashed a blistering 103* off 59 as Legends of Rupganj thrashed Partex Sporting Club by 10 wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 on Monday...
Moinuddin joins as special assistant
Sheikh Moinuddin on Sunday joined as special assistant to interim government鈥檚 chief adviser with the status of state minister and executive authority over the ministry of road transport and bridges...
132 killed, 208 injured in Eid road crashes: BRTA
At least 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road crashes across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, according to data published by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...
Bangladesh marks Int鈥檒 Day of Sport
Bangladesh commemorated the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on a nationwide level on Sunday, holding rallies, seminars, and sports tournaments around the country under the theme 鈥楾arunner Ongsogrohon, Kheladhular Manunnoyon鈥�...
US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese
Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday, complaining the African nation is not accepting its nationals expelled from the United States.
NSC violates sports ministry鈥檚 policy
The National Sports Council violated the ministry of youth and sports鈥� policy by rejecting the Search Committee proposal, as the NSC appointed Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal as general secretary of the Bangladesh Archery Federation and formed an ad-hoc committee.
Joint drive against unfit vehicles in city
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Dhaka Metropolitan Police jointly conducted a drive against unfit vehicles in the city on Friday.
Cycling, Handball feds get ad-hoc committees
The National Sports Council approved the ad hoc committees of the Bangladesh Cycling Federation and the Bangladesh Handball Federation, abolishing the prior committees, according to a circular issued on Wednesday...
Training drivers to prevent harassment in public transport
A five-day training workshop for bus drivers and helpers has begun in Dhaka to prevent sexual harassment in public transport...
HC directs DIP DG to issue Michael Chakma鈥檚 passport
The High Court on Thursday asked the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports to collect the fingerprint of national minority rights activist Michael Chakma and consider issuing his passport within seven days...
Tamim hits second successive ton
Tamim Iqbal smashed his second successive hundred as Mohammedan Sporting Club thrashed Brothers Union by nine wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 on Wednesday...
Sheltech finish as unbeaten champions
Newly crowned champions Sheltech Cricket Academy finished their Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League campaign undefeated as they beat BKSP by eight wickets in their last match at the Bashundhara Sports Complex on Wednesday...
Salim Ullah made new BIWTC chairman
Additional secretary Md Salim Ullah has recently joined as chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation...
EID JOURNEY: Advance train, bus tickets from March 14
Bangladesh Railway and the private bus operators are going to start selling advance train and bus tickets from March 14 ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr...
WSC renamed after July martyr Riya Gope聽
The National Sports Council renamed the Sultana Kamal Women鈥檚 Sports Complex after Riya Gope, a six-year-old martyr female child from the July-August mass uprising, on Sunday.
Transport workers block roads in Ctg
Public transport workers staged a protest at a special traffic police drive against unauthorised vehicles and illegal parking in Chattogram city, blocking roads with vehicles on Saturday.
Sharna smashes hundred, Sanjida bags five
Sanjida Akter bagged five wickets to help Mohammedan Sporting Club topple Sheltech Cricket Academy from the top of the table as they thrashed Kalabagan Krira Chakra by nine wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League...
Govt should look into BRTC corruption, misgovernance
ALMOST a fourth of the Road Transport Corporation buses falling beyond economic repairs mainly because of poor maintenance in 15 years is worrying. The fleet of the agency has 1,512 buses. But, 1,102 buses run as 343 of them have been categorised beyond repairs, making any repairs financially not viable, and 64 are under heavy repairs. The agency bought 1,558 buses...
Salma steers Mohammedan to second spot聽聽
Salma Khatun鈥檚 all-round brilliance steered Mohammedan Sporting Club to second position in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 League as they beat table-topper Gulshan Youth Club by 90 runs at the Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.聽
Bangabandhu Bridge, tunnel renamed聽
The road transport and bridges ministry on Wednesday changed the name of the Bangabandhu Bridge over the River Jamuna and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the River Karnaphuli...
Dhaka traffic: causes, effects and solution
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...
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...
Govt should put road regime effectively in order
RESIDENTS of Dhaka appear to be headed for a transport system completely in lawlessness as the road regime worsens riding on the indolence, deliberate or unintentional, of the authorities. Chaos on the road, which had often made the headlines for years, appears to have intensified largely after the August 2024 political changeover, when law enforcement...