Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Buses plying from the Syedabad bus terminal to southern districts are reportedly charging extra fare from those heading home for Eid. Moreover, due to traffic congestion in the Sayedabad Bus Terminal area, buses have to wait for hours to leave the bus terminal. This picture came to light when Syedabad bus terminal was visited on […]
Railway officials estimate that around 33,500 passengers will travel to different places this Eid. But if they are not able to run on time, how will they be able to meet this target? There should be an investigation as to why these delays occur. If trains do not run on time, private transport owners make […]
Mosharraf Hossain, general secretary of Bangladesh Inter-District Truck, Covered Van, Mini Truck Drivers Workers Union, said there is no permission from the municipal corporation for the truck stand, but the mayor is aware of the issue. He said he started parking trucks on unused land during incidents of arson ahead of national elections. Regarding toll, […]
Like trains, advance bus tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr are also being sold online. As a result, although advance bus ticket sales have started, there is not as much crowd at the bus terminals. Speaking about selling tickets online, Ramesh Chandra Ghosh, managing director of Shyamoli Paribahan and president of Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners Association, told Prothom Alo […]
A research by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) shows that 10.59 billion taka (1,059 crore) is collected annually from private buses and minibuses in the country. Meanwhile, individuals or groups associated with the party, traffic and highway police, officials and employees of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), owners and labor unions and representatives of the municipality […]
A Bangabandhu Airport Paribahan bus was set on fire at Shahbag intersection in the capital at 2:45 pm on Wednesday, the second day of the 36-hour blockade called by the BNP. However, no one was injured in the incident. Fire service control room officer Rozina Akhtar said the bus was heading from Gulistan to Hazrat […]
After the incident, Sadar police station in-charge Naseem Ahmed, Natore-2 MP Shafikul Islam, General Secretary of District Awami League and Sadar Upazila President Shariful Islam visited the spot. Speaking to the media, MP Shafiqul Islam claimed that BNP-Jamaat people were setting fire to bus-trucks as part of sabotage to thwart the elections. OC Naseem Ahmed […]
Four passengers were killed when an autorickshaw collided with a three-wheeler in Shahjahanpur Upazila of Bogura. Two other passengers traveling in an autorickshaw were injured in an accident on the second bypass highway in Sujabad Dahpara on Thursday afternoon. The victims included three men and a woman, but their identities could not be immediately confirmed. […]
At least three passengers were killed when an autorickshaw collided with a bus in Chandpur’s Sadar Upazila. Another passenger was injured in the accident which happened at Ghosherhat on the Chandpur-Kamila highway at around 7.30 am, said Muhammad Abdur Rasheed, chief of Chandpur Model Police Station. The deceased have been identified as Habib Bepari, 24, […]
A traffic police official said that operators always have to take permission while diverting the bus, but no one followed the rule. “Expired buses are used for travel during the picnic season, leading to accidents,” the official said. Khandekar Inayatullah, general secretary of the Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association, said on Saturday that he was […]
Quebec Families Minister Suzanne Roy said, “When you drop your kids off at day care for a day, you know they’re in good hands… to reporters near the scene.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Quebec Premier François Legault, expressed condolences to the families following the incident. “No words can take away the […]
Usually those coming from distant places become the target of extortion. Since they are not local, they do not have any acquaintances there. Mostly, those buses reach the bridges at night. The lessee’s employees can quickly identify them and charge an additional amount. Hence, they have no option but to pay it, said the transport […]
A businessman named Nurul Islam (35) was killed by shooting at Dhaka-Narayonjong Link Road, Fotulla at 9:30 pm. Nurul Islam (35) was the son of Hanif Gazi Fatullah Railway Station area. He has mobile business at Paribagh Motalib Plaza. The victim’s wife, Sabina Yasmin, said Nurul Islam, was returning home with money in the business. […]
The home ministry has issued a strict order to police to make sure that no old, unfit and discolored public transports do not plying on city roads during T-20 world cup. T-20 world cup cricket is scheduled to be started from 16th of March and government has taken various steps to enhance beauty of the […]
