Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

But how will cops file 'video cases' for speeding?

Police will file cases matching the number plates of the vehicles with BRTA database

6d ago

Allegiance shifts, so do faces at the helm

Bangladesh’s media industry has seen some major shake-ups, with more than two dozen outlets shuffling leadership positions following the July mass uprising last year.

2w ago

11 WB funded projects: Govt set to repurpose $670m loans

As much as $670 million (around Tk 8,200 crore) from slow-moving World Bank-funded projects will be repurposed, with most of the funds going towards budget support as the government looks to navigate the narrow fiscal space amid a slowing economy.

3w ago

Fatalities rise as initiatives ineffective

At least 5,480 people died in 5,856 road crashes in 2024, according to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.

1m ago

MRT-1 unlikely to be ready before 2030

Five years have passed since the country’s first underground metro rail project was approved, but construction of the key structure has not yet begun.

1m ago

Vehicle registration declines again in 2024

The issuance of new vehicle registrations in Bangladesh declined for the second straight year in 2024, dropping by 15 percent compared to 2023.

1m ago

Mawa expressway crash: Everything was wrong with the bus

Friday’s road crash on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway that claimed the lives of six people and injured four others was inevitable.

1m ago

No fitness, no route permit

The bus that killed 6 had no valid documents

1m ago
February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025

But how will cops file 'video cases' for speeding?

Police will file cases matching the number plates of the vehicles with BRTA database

January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025

Allegiance shifts, so do faces at the helm

Bangladesh’s media industry has seen some major shake-ups, with more than two dozen outlets shuffling leadership positions following the July mass uprising last year.

January 25, 2025
January 25, 2025

11 WB funded projects: Govt set to repurpose $670m loans

As much as $670 million (around Tk 8,200 crore) from slow-moving World Bank-funded projects will be repurposed, with most of the funds going towards budget support as the government looks to navigate the narrow fiscal space amid a slowing economy.

January 14, 2025
January 14, 2025

Fatalities rise as initiatives ineffective

At least 5,480 people died in 5,856 road crashes in 2024, according to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.

January 11, 2025
January 11, 2025

MRT-1 unlikely to be ready before 2030

Five years have passed since the country’s first underground metro rail project was approved, but construction of the key structure has not yet begun.

January 3, 2025
January 3, 2025

Vehicle registration declines again in 2024

The issuance of new vehicle registrations in Bangladesh declined for the second straight year in 2024, dropping by 15 percent compared to 2023.

December 29, 2024
December 29, 2024

Mawa expressway crash: Everything was wrong with the bus

Friday’s road crash on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway that claimed the lives of six people and injured four others was inevitable.

December 28, 2024
December 28, 2024

No fitness, no route permit

The bus that killed 6 had no valid documents

December 8, 2024
December 8, 2024

BRT service: Finally begins on Dec 16 but with 5-yr-old BRTC buses

Failing to procure specialised buses for launching dedicated bus service on Dhaka-Gazipur Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, the authorities are now introducing BRTC buses on the route, a deviation from the original plan.

December 7, 2024
December 7, 2024

Project cost to shoot up by 80pc

The cost of the Joydebpur-Ishwardi rail line expansion project may increase to Tk 26,000 crore, over 80 percent higher than the original estimate, mainly due to long delay in starting work after China decided not to fund the project.