Tag: toll
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Padma Bridge toll collection: Over 48 million taka collected in 24 hours
Over Tk 48 million in toll was collected in 24 hours as a total of 44,133 vehicles passed through the Padma Bridge between 12am on Thursday and 12am on Friday during the holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. This was the second-highest toll collection in a day since the bridge was opened to traffic by
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Gabtoli: Illegal truck stand on land earmarked for park, veterinary hospital
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,
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Dhaka Elevated Expressway: FDEE demands toll increase as traffic increases
The length of the main expressway is 19.73 km and the estimated construction cost is Tk 89.4 billion. The route of this expressway covers Kawla at the south of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Kuril, Banani, Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Moghbazar, Kamalapur, Sayedabad, Jatrabari, and Kutubkhali on Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Kawala to Tejgaon
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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 22,835 people killed in war
Mourners carry their flag-draped bodies during the funeral of Palestinians killed during an Israeli attack in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, on January 7, 2024. Violence has increased in the West Bank since the beginning of Israel’s war with Gaza-based Hamas militants. At unprecedented levels in almost two decades. Israeli forces conduct regular raids
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Bangabandhu Tunnel: Jewel of Munshiganj paid the first toll
Another passenger named Anita Mubashira, who was heading towards Anwara from Chattogram city, said, “We have waited for a long time for the tunnel to open. So, while crossing the tunnel I felt proud to be a Bangladeshi. And the reason is that we have the first such tunnel in South Asia.” Deputy Project Director
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Dhaka elevated expressway toll rate released
The government has released the toll rate for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Kader said on Sunday that the toll ranges from Rs 80 to Rs 400. The bridge minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Kawla to Farmgate section of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport elevated expressway
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Taka 6.60 billion recovered from Padma Bridge till April 25: Obaidul Kader
Roads, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Kader said on Wednesday that more than 6.60 billion taka tolls have been collected from the Padma Bridge till April 25, UNB reports. In addition, 77,529 motorbikes crossed the bridge from 6 a.m. on April 22 to 6 a.m. on April 26 and 7,752,900 taka were collected during this
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36 lakh toll collected on Bangabandhu bridge in 32 hours
36 lakh toll collected on Bangabandhu bridge in 32 hours
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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll exceeds 5100
“It is now a race against time,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation, said in Geneva. “Every minute, every hour that passes, the chances of finding survivors get smaller.” Throughout the region, rescue workers searched for survivors through the night and into the morning, as people waited in agony through the piles
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Toll collection on 3 bridges on way to Kuakata disrupts tourism
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
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Bangabandhu Tunnel: Proposed toll from Rs 200 to Rs 1000
The Bridge Division has prepared the proposed toll for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram. According to the proposal, vehicles will have to pay Tk 200 to Tk 1,000 depending on their type. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Kader has approved the proposed toll. The proposed rate is
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US State Department says Covid death toll in China is a matter of concern for the world
State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday that the US is hopeful that China can address the current COVID-19 outbreak because the toll of the virus is a global concern due to the size of the Chinese economy. “Given the size of China’s GDP given the size of China’s economy, the toll of the