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Press Release / Uber and BRTA partners to promote road safety
Uber and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) have recently partnered to enhance awareness regarding road safety. As per a press release, Uber will support the regulatory body’s ongoing campaign and enforcement drive on vehicles for overspeeding through their app.
E-licence on smartphone is enough: BRTA
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has authorised the use of electronic driving licences (e-licences) in addition to the physical driving licence card
Air pollution is not for only one authority to tackle
Md Ziaul Haque, the director of Air Quality Management at the Department of Environment, talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the factors behind severe air pollution in the country and why concerted efforts are needed from all ministries and government agencies concerned to fight it.
News Analysis: Road safety a pipe dream?
Every time there is a major road accident, some issues inevitably come to the fore: either the vehicles involved do not have the required documents or the drivers are without valid licences or both.
Another deadly month for road travellers
Crash figures from May show alarming lack of efforts from Bangladesh authorities
Why is 1 in 5 buses in Dhaka unfit?
Authorities must wake up from their perpetual slumber and address the anarchy in the transport sector
Commercial Vehicles: 74,000 set to go under crushers
Over 74,000 registered buses, trucks and other commercial vehicles are past their economic lifespan set by the government.
Why must Eid journeys be life-threatening?
Eid vacations in Bangladesh are a time of joy and celebration with family, but it can also quickly take a turn for worse owing to the risky journey back home.
Road Crash, Casualties: Even BRTA, police figures don’t tally
Road crash data from two government agencies does not match and this could lead to problems in making informed decisions on road safety
15 cases filed in Dhaka, Ctg for overcharging passengers
Mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) filed 15 cases against 15 buses in Dhaka and Chattogram city for overcharging passengers today (August 7, 2022).
Operation cost rises by 70%, say bus owners; want fare readjusted
As a government committee will sit today (August 6, 2022) for re-fixing the bus fare, transport owners have demanded to consider not only the fuel price hike but also the increase in the prices of spare parts.
Bus fare on 15 routes via Dhaka-Mawa Expressway to go up from tomorrow
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today (June 30, 2022) reset bus fares for 15 routes – via Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway, raising the fares by Tk 31–Tk 66.
'Tk 8,000cr extra transport fare being looted this Eid'
Alleging that Tk 8,000 crore extra fare is being looted by transport owners-workers and extortionists during the Eid journey, Jatri Kalyan Samity today (April 28, 2022) demanded stopping such anarchy in transport sector and harassment of passengers.
BRTA: By design doomed to fail?
Over the last seven years, the number of registered vehicles has risen from 18.5 lakh (in 2013) to 42 lakh (in 2019), but Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) only
BRTA starts registering ride-sharing firms
The BRTA yesterday started registering ride-sharing app services, but the option to dial the emergency hotline using the app has been kept optional instead of mandatory.
Road Transport Law: BRTA misses 4 deadlines for drafting rules
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has failed to meet four deadlines to prepare the draft of the rules for the Road Transport Act-2018, halting implementation of the law.
Anti-jaywalker drive resumes in Dhaka
Authorities have launched a drive yet again to curb jaywalking in capital Dhaka. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) began the three-day special drive from today in an attempt to bring discipline among jaywalkers.
From digital to manual
Fitness checks of all buses and trucks registered with BRTA Mirpur office are being done manually, as the only automated vehicle inspection system that had been working broke down three months ago.
Unfit Vehicles, Unlicensed Drivers: Submit detailed info by April 30
The High Court yesterday asked authorities concerned to submit a report before it on unfit and unregistered vehicles plying the streets and drivers without valid licences.