Security agency officials and policymakers at a discussion on Wednesday reaffirmed Bangladesh鈥檚 commitment to combat human trafficking, recognising it as a grave violation of human rights and a serious form of organised crime...
CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers in Brahmanbaria went on an indefinite strike, protesting alleged harassment by traffic police, extortion, vehicle seizures and corruption related to license renewals...
Khulna Metropolitan Police has inaugurated traffic fine collection service through Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, said a press release...
Dwellers in Dhaka suffered immensely on Saturday as the traffic system in the south part of the capital collapsed as thousands of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, activists and followers from across the country came to Suhrawardy Udyan to attend the party鈥檚 national rally in the city...
Police rescued 1,194 potential human trafficking victims and arrested 158 suspects in coordinated raids across 43 countries last month, the European Union鈥檚 law enforcement agency said on Friday.
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday night arrested three drug traffickers along with a firearm and ammunition in the capital...
Different protests across the capital on Monday caused huge sufferings to its people due to resultant traffic gridlocks together with an inclement weather...
French air traffic controllers staged the second day of a two-day strike on Friday, prompting the cancellation of flights affecting hundreds of thousands of people not just to-and-from France but also overflying the country as summer holidays kick off.
A two-day strike by French air traffic controllers on Thursday and Friday prompted the cancellation of flights affecting hundreds of thousands of people, not just to-and-from France but also overflying the country as summer holidays kick off.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against nine people, including senior officials of the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training and several manpower agency executives, on charges of document forgery and facilitating the illegal trafficking of women abroad...
THE road transport system continues to be plagued with an entrenched culture of lawlessness, weak regulation and consequent accidents. The latest Road Safety Foundation report says that 696 died and 1,867 became injured in 689 traffic accidents in June alone. This comes down to an average of 23 death a day. This also marks a 22.55 per cent increase in fatalities from...
URBAN traffic policing in Bangladesh, especially in megacities like Dhaka, operates within a complex and often dysfunctional institutional framework. Despite the presence of multiple agencies tasked with managing transport, enforcing traffic laws and overseeing infrastructure development, a persistent lack of coordination has severely limited the effectiveness...
TRAFFIC management remains one of the most pressing urban governance issues in Bangladesh, particularly in rapidly expanding metropolitan areas such as Dhaka, Chattogram and Khulna. The responsibility of ensuring road safety, maintaining order and enforcing traffic laws primarily lies with the traffic police. Despite their crucial role, traffic policing in Bangladesh...
Qatar temporarily suspended air traffic across the country on Monday and some Western embassies advised their citizens there to shelter in place after Iran threatened retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear sites...
MODERN-DAY slavery remains one of the most shameful stains on our collective humanity. Despite commendable strides in economic and human development, Bangladesh continues to face a grave challenge in the form of labour trafficking. Each year, thousands of Bangladeshi men, women and children are ensnared by false promises, deceptive recruiters...
EID comes every time with some concern for the authorities to attend to. It is mostly the safety of people when they leave the capital city for outlying areas before Eid and when they get back to the city after Eid. So many people travelling at a time burdens the transport network and the system, with traffic accidents taking place, causing fatalities and injuries. The burden...
EACH Eid, millions of Bangladeshis undertake long journeys to reunite with loved ones, carrying with them gifts, savings and hopes. These homecomings, rooted in ritual and emotion, are meant to be moments of joy. Yet, with alarming regularity, they are punctuated by devastating reports of road crashes. This year was no different. The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity...
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 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...
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh rescued 14 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims from traffickers in the Uttar Lombori area of Teknaf Sadar union in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Saturday night.
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Thursday arrested an Indian national while trafficking two Bangladeshi women and a child to India through Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah district, said a BGB press release in Dhaka on Friday.
THE police play a vital role in public education by fostering awareness and understanding of laws, community safety, and crime prevention. Through programmes such as school visits, community workshops, and public awareness campaigns, they educate citizens on topics ranging from road safety and drug abuse prevention to cybercrime awareness and personal...
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested the suspected ringleader of a Libya-based human trafficking gang at Raninagar upazila in Naogaon Thursday night.
Home adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) on Sunday categorically said that Bangladesh remained steadfast in its commitment to prevent human trafficking...
Dhaka city residents are suffering due to severe mismanagement of traffic and traffic congestion ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, as traffic rules are being frequently flouted amid lax monitoring by the authorities.
Eighteen Bangladeshi human trafficking victims returned home from Myanmar early Wednesday...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday said that it would divert traffic from the city鈥檚 key intersections to tackle the rush for shopping ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
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 reigned parts of Dhaka on Wednesday due to a road blockade, political programmes and metro rail construction activities, causing immense sufferings to the residents of the capital...
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...