No end to city traffic chaos
Complete lawlessness has become the norm of the Dhaka city鈥檚 transport system with hardly any signs that the situation may improve in the near future.聽
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Sheltech stun MSC
Newcomers Sheltech Cricket Academy arrived on the scene in style as they beat defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club by 53 runs on the opening day of the Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday...
Uber reports Tk 5,500cr economic activity in 2024
Uber, a ridesharing platform in Bangladesh, has reported Tk 5,500 crore economic activity in 2024 in the country...
Cancellation of an enforcement order is not the answer
THE Bangladesh Road Transport Authority鈥檚 hasty decision to cancel its order on enforcing a meter-based fare for CNG-run auto rickshaws, as stipulated in the Road Transport Act 2018, is yet another case of poor governance that has been plaguing the public transport sector. On February 10, the BRTA sent a letter to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, reminding them to file...
Gazette issued on lifting police verification for passport
The government has lifted the police verification system prior to issuing passport for simplifying services and easing the sufferings of the people...
Bangladesh govt scraps police verification for passport
Chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday told the deputy commissioners鈥� annual conference that the government had scrapped the provision regarding police verification generally required for anyone to get passport.
BRTC to build buses from March
State-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is going to start building single-decker buses from March with the aim of reducing the import of buses.
BNS renamed as National Stadium
The Bangabandhu National Stadium has officially been renamed as the National Stadium, Dhaka, according to a media release by the National Sports Council on Saturday.
Airbus, Boeing eye India鈥檚 鈥榮oaring skies鈥�
Air traffic is booming in India, even though only a tiny fraction of its people fly each year, and manufacturers are seeking lucrative deals at the flagship Aero India exhibition from Monday...
DTCA should learn from past mistakes
THE government plan on a bus route franchise to streamline public transports in Dhaka could clash with a similar programme that the transport owners鈥� association has taken up. This is worrying. The road transport adviser in December 2024 announced that the government would introduce company-based bus operation on nine routes in Dhaka on February...
Traffic sergeants to carry arms against muggers: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Sajjad Ali announced plans to arm traffic sergeants with small arms to combat rising incidents of mugging in the capital...
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women's sports
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.
Container transport in CTG at halt
Prime mover and trailer workers in Chattogram on Wednesday went on strike, demanding justice for a prime mover driver and his assistants who were allegedly assaulted during an altercation between security guards and transport workers at the DC Park in Sitakunda鈥檚 Faujdarhat area...
NSC forms seven more ad-hoc committees
The National Sports Council on Tuesday formed ad-hoc committees of seven sports federations, over than two months later the country鈥檚 sport鈥檚 governing body announced ad-hoc committees of nine sports bodies in November last year.
Fakirerpool end MSC鈥檚 winning streak聽聽
Uzbekistani midfielder Sardor Jakmonov scored the decisive goal as the newcomers Fakirerpool Young Men鈥檚 Club dashed league leaders Mohammedan Sporting Club鈥檚 winning streak in the...
Hellmann to buy 40pc stake in Summit鈥檚 CTSL
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, a global logistics company based in Germany, has announced its plan to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Container Transportation Services Limited, a subsidiary of Summit Alliance Port Limited...
Sunday fires MSC to 8th straight win
Table-toppers Mohammedan Sporting Club maintained their 100 per cent winning record while bottom-placed Chittagong Abahani earned their first win of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League in two of the day鈥檚 three matches on Friday. 聽
MSC stay perfect in BPL
Mohammedan Sporting Club continued their winning streak in the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League after a 3-1 win over Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in their first leg tie at the...
Bangladesh E-Sports Carnival launched
The Bangladesh Students Programming and Robotics Club on Monday launched the 鈥楤angladesh E-Sports Carnival 2025.鈥�...
E-passport will be available for all by this year, home adviser says
Bangladesh interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said e-passport would be available for all by the end of this year.
Water transport workers call off strike after 45 hours
The water transport workers have called off an indefinite strike they had enforced demanding justice for seven murders on a vessel in the River Meghna and enhanced security after...
Water transport workers鈥� strike: Ctg port paralysed as strike continues for second day
An indefinite strike by water transport workers brought activities, including cargo unloading, at the Chattogram port, and at its outer anchorages to a grinding halt for the second consecutive day on Saturday.聽
Five in five for MSC, Jony rescues Kings聽 聽
Mohammedan Sporting Club maintained their lead in the Bangladesh Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Fortis Sporting Club at the Shaheed Dhirendhranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday....
Sporting Lisbon sack Amorim鈥檚 successor after just weeks in charge
Sporting Lisbon sacked coach Joao Pereira just over a month after he replaced Ruben Amorim at the helm, with Rui Borges appointed boss on Thursday.
BRTA offices to remain聽open on Saturdays
In a move aimed at enhancing customer service, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has announced that its offices will remain open on Saturdays, the weekly holiday in the country.
Govt to take action against BRTA if services not improved within one month
The government will take action against officials of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority from top to bottom if it does not improve its services within the next one month...
12 injured in transport workers鈥� clash in Rajshahi
At least 12 people were injured on Tuesday when transport workers attacked CNG-powered three-wheeler drivers in Rajshahi city, following a feud between the two groups over a prior incident, said police...
BRTC to launch AC bus service in BRT corridor today
The government is set to introduce the much-sought AC bus service under the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation in the Bus Rapid Transit corridor on Sunday...
MSC beat Abahani to take top spot聽聽
Malian forward Souleymane Diabate scored the match-winning goal as Mohammedan Sporting Club thumped archrivals Abahani Limited with a 1-0 victory in the first leg of the...
HC questions player, staff quotas in DU admission
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking Dhaka University authorities to explain within two weeks why the quotas for the children of university teachers and employees and the sports quota in admission should not be declared illegal...