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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


Transport sector development stalls under interim admin

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Road and rail transport development has made little headway during the interim government's tenure, as reluctance to approve new or high-cost projects has slowed infrastructure expans... Read More


15 years of investment, little modal shift

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- An enormous amount of money had been invested in developing Bangladesh's communications system over the past 15 years but modal transport share remained heavily skewed toward overbur... Read More


Korean firm eyes rail coach assembly

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- A delegation from a leading South Korean rolling-stock manufacturer is expected to visit Dhaka soon to explore the possibility of setting up an assembly plant for metro- and conventi... Read More


Metro rail strike averted, still uncertainty persists

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The metro-rail operator has narrowly averted a fresh strike after its board approved long-pending service rules last week, easing immediate tensions with agitating staff. However, o... Read More


BR still lacks fit execution plan for decade-old policy

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Bangladesh Railway (BR) has yet to formulate a comprehensive plan to incorporate electric traction in its upcoming development projects, despite a policy-level decision made a decade... Read More


Govt spending on DAEE project may jump 78pc

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Government spending on the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway (DAEE) project is likely to rise by 78 per cent as the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has finalised a revised cost est... Read More