Dhaka-Tangail highway
Robbery, rape on bus in Tangail: Mastermind among 10 arrested
Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested 10 persons including the mastermind in the cases filed over the gang-rape of a woman and looting of valuables of passengers after hijacking a bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on August 3, 2022.
Eid rush: 20km tailback near Bangabandhu Bridge on Dhaka-Tangail highway
Increased number of vehicles on the Tangail-Sirajganj route has created long tailbacks near Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.
3 labourers killed in Tangail road accident
Three day labourers were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Tangail highway at Mirzapur upazila early today.
Dhaka-Tangail Highway: Eid journey to be longer than usual
Transport workers fear that Eid holidaymakers will suffer delays on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, known as the gateway to northern districts, as the construction of seven out of ten underpasses still remains incomplete.
Trouble in Tongi, beyond
With every Eid comes a concern: How to get home? Almost every time, the holidaymakers go through nightmarish experience on highways, thanks to traffic jams caused by poor road conditions and traffic management.
3 college boys killed as bus rams bike
Three teenagers were killed after a bus rammed into their motorbike on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur's Konabari area yesterday.
Assaulting Trucker After Failed Extortion / SI suspended as road blocked in protest
A sub-inspector of Bangabandhu Bridge East Police Station in Tangail is suspended after transport workers block the road on the eastern side of the Bangabandhu Bridge for three hours bringing allegation that the SI assaulted a truck driver for extortion.
Three of a family die as truck they were on flips over
Three of an eight-member family, heading home for celebrating Durja Puja, were killed when a goods-laden truck, which they were travelling on, flipped on its side after skidding off the road in Tangail's Mirzapur early yesterday.
Eid Journey Thru' Dhaka-tangail Highway / Home-goers may face tailbacks in Dherua area
Transport workers fear that holidaymakers would face traffic jams during Eid rush in Dherua level crossing area in Mirzapur on Dhaka-Tangail highway. The road is narrow there and traffic is stopped repeatedly due to crossing of trains.
Tangail highway stops for 7 hours
Hundreds of vehicles were stuck in a gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail highway for seven hours causing immense suffering to people.
Dhaka-Tangail highway sees 40km tailback
There was a 40km-long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway yesterday due to ongoing road expansion work, traffic bottlenecks, poor road condition, and high number of vehicles during the weekend.
Potholes: 15km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway
A 15-kilometre long tailback is created on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to slow vehicular movement caused by potholes in Elenga area of Tangail.
Long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway
Thousands of passengers have been suffering in a 10-kilometre tailback on the Dhaka-Tangail highway as a portion of the highway subsided in Kaliakoir due to recent downpour.
Poor highway causing pain
Thousands of passengers and transport workers remained stuck on Dhaka-Tangail highway for the second day suffering long tailbacks triggered by rains coupled with poor road condition.
Tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway continues
People are still stuck on the Dhaka-Tangail highway as two tailbacks, which has been created due to poor road condition.
Long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway
A long tailback of about 20 kilometres ensues on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to separate incidents of break downs and road crash coupled with bad condition of the road.
Rush back to city chokes highways
Road transportation between Dhaka and different parts of the country -- south, west and north -- virtually collapsed yesterday, amid a huge rush of people returning to the capital from Eid vacation, due to heavy traffic creating tailbacks on roads and delayed ferry services.
60km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway
A 60-kilometre tailback is created on the Dhaka-Tangail highway due to a heavy rush of vehicles. Thousands of passengers were suffering immensely on the highway since last night as vehicles are moving slowly.
Strong currents in Padma river disrupt ferry services at Paturia-Daulatdia ghat
Several hundred vehicles are at a stand-still on both sides at the Paturia- Daulatdia ferry ghat as strong currents on the Padma river hamper ferry services.