Expressway locked in high tolls
Expressway locked in high tolls

It was 11 in the morning. The road leading toward Farmgate from Banani overpass was completely gridlocked. Google Maps showed the congestion stretching all the way to the Mohakhali Flyover, with the road marked in red colour. While thousands of vehicles crawled on the lower road, the Dhaka...

Bus driver held over deadly Mawa expressway crash
Bus driver held over deadly Mawa expressway crash

RAB personnel on Saturday arrested the driver of the bus that a day earlier killed six people in an accident at the Dhaleshwari toll plaza of Dhaka-Mawa expressway. RAB media wing chief Lieutenant Colonel Munim Ferdous said that the driver Md Nuruddin was arrested from Nayaranganjs Siddhirganj...

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's video message for 'Echoes of Revolution'
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's video message for 'Echoes of Revolution'

To express support for the families of the martyrs and the injured from the July-August uprising, renowned South Asian musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is scheduled to perform in Dhaka at a concert called Echoes of Revolution. The concert, arranged by the platform Spirits of July, will be held on...

Dhaka elevated expressway construction resumes after nine-month delay
Dhaka elevated expressway construction resumes after nine-month delay

The cost of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway is increasing again. After being halted for more than nine months due to legal complications and financial constraints, construction work has resumed on a limited scale. The construction company has asked for additional time before the project can proceed...