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ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR: Most laws, reforms, regulations remain largely unimplemented

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- At least 10 laws, regulations and policy reforms were introduced in the road transport sector since 2009. But, most of these remained largely unimplemented over the past 16 years. Se... Read More


Majority PPP projects stall along with committed FDIs

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Over 50 per cent of the projects taken under the public-private partnership (PPP) development model since 2009, mostly involving foreign investment, stay put despite having been enlis... Read More


Mono rail, LRT not studied under four major plans

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Although at least four major transport plans were taken for the capital city since 1990s, the scope of launching mono rail or light rapid transit (LRT) as a mode of mass transit syst... Read More


Metro-rail coaches to be made in Bangladesh with foreign investment

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- A reputed South Korean company has in principle agreed to invest in an assembling plant of metro-rail coaches in Bangladesh, which is expected to be a major import-substitution ventu... Read More


A project that ended but did not really end

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The government is yet to find ways to close one of the troubled projects of the Awami League regime, though the proposal for extending its deadline and increasing the cost was reject... Read More


Metro rail safety audit may take longer

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Inspecting the under-operation metro rail for a safety audit may take more time, as the Dhaka metro rail company lacks the required information to support any independent inspection ... Read More


Users can now recharge rapid pass cards via mobile app

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Rapid pass users can now recharge their cards through a dedicated mobile application, as the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has made the app, titled "Rapid Pass," avai... Read More


RSTP proposes 3 more metro rail corridors

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Development of three more metro rail corridors has been proposed in the Revised Strategic Transport Plan (RSTP), of which updating is now at the final stage. However, officials said... Read More


Govt hesitating for long 'in fear of impact' on present operators

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The government has long been hesitating to introduce electric bus services in the capital, 'apprehending its impact' on the existing bus operators, which have hardly cooperated to bri... Read More


After Line-6, other MRT projects stall

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Despite significant interest from global lenders, the development of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network in the capital remains largely at a standstill. With the exception of the op... Read More