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Wednesday, 05 February, 2025

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Dhaka to roll out counter-based pink buses Thursday

To streamline public transportation and ease traffic congestion, buses from 21 companies operating on various routes from Abdullahpur to Dhaka city will switch to a counter-based ticketing system starting Thursday. Md Saiful Alam, general secretary of the Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association,...

Passport verification done through bKash

Expatriate Saiful Islam who was in Malaysia for long time wants to be back to his work there. As validity of his passport expired, he applied for a new one. Following government policy, he submitted his e-passport application with exact details matching his National ID (NID). To receive the...

Unfit 'Chander Gari' jeeps continue to pose danger on Khagrachhari's hilly roads

Unfit open-top jeeps, locally known as Chander Gari, continue to operate freely on the hilly roads of Khagrachhari, disregarding government regulations and posing significant risks to passengers. Reckless driving by unskilled drivers often leads to accidents, especially on the route to the popular...

Yunus for applying sports' power to bring social change

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged global leaders to apply the power of sports for bringing social change. He made the call at a plenary session on The State of Climate and Nature on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual summit in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday. Dr...

ACC initiates probe against Enayet Ullah

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of daily extortion amounting to Tk 1.65 crore by Khandaker Enayet Ullah, the General Secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association. Sources in the ACC have said that the inquiry is based on claims of...

Government shares good news for expatriates

The interim government is responding positively while addressing passport issues aiming alleviation of expatriates measure. Like Bangladesh, expatriates will also receive an SMS when their passports are ready. Besides, the speed of distributing passports left by the previous government has been...

E-Passport to be issued within 2025

Home adviser to interim government Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury promised of electronic passport (E-Passport) by 31st December of this year, aiming brining down corruption in the sector to zero level and alleviating peoples measure in this regard. He made these remarks after exchanging...

BMD warns of disruptions in transport due to dense fog

Flight services, river transport, and road travel may be affected due to dense fog. Moderate to dense fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning and it may continue till noon at places, said a bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) in a forecast valid for 72 hours...

Goods unloading resumes at Mongla Port

After receiving assurances from the government to meet their demands, water transport workers have called off their strike after nearly 45 hours of work stoppage, reports Dhaka Tribune. On Saturday night, leaders of the Bangladesh Workers Federation and Bangladesh Lighterage Workers Union met...

BRTA to begin Saturday operations

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has decided to keep its offices open on Saturdays to bolster services to customers. The BRTA issued an office order regarding this on Thursday. It stated that instructions have been given to concerned officials to keep their offices open...

Railways face multiple challenges: Fouzul Kabir

Railway and Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday has stated that the railway is an affordable mode of transportation, allowing travel at minimal cost. However, our railway faces various challenges. He made this statement this morning at the official...

Murdoch's News Corp sells Foxtel to DAZN for $2.1 billion

News Corp has finalized a deal to sell its Australian cable-TV unit, Foxtel, to London-based sports streaming platform DAZN for A$3.4 billion ($2.1 billion), including debt. The move reduces the Murdoch-controlled media conglomerates exposure to traditional cable TV, a business struggling to...

We'll act on people's needs: Adviser

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan on Saturday said the government will prioritise addressing the needs of people through direct engagement instead of the practice of making plans solely from Dhaka. From now on the interim government will not make any plans sitting in Dhaka. We...

Transport sector mired in corruption: Adviser Nahid

Corruption in the countrys road transport sector remains a pressing concern, with its dynamics changing but not diminishing, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam said on Saturday, reports UNB. There is a political influence intertwined with the chaos on the roads. So, resolving the...

Vietnam approves $67b high-speed rail project to boost growth

Vietnams National Assembly has approved a $67 billion investment in a high-speed rail network, aiming to connect Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with a 930-mile system. Set to begin construction in 2027 and open by 2035, the project will enhance infrastructure, offer eco-friendly transport, and attract...

Bus service launched in BRT project

The highly anticipated BRT project has officially launched its bus service. To mark Victory Day, the service was inaugurated today (sunday) at 8:30 am with 10 AC buses operated by BRTC. The launch of the 10 buses from Shibbari in Gazipur was led by MuhammadFouzulKabir Khan, Adviser to the...

Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services for six hours

Ferry operations on the Paturia-Daulatdia route were suspended for six hours due to dense fog, leaving over a hundred vehicles stranded at both terminals. Nasir Chowdhury, Deputy General Manager of the Aricha Sector, explained that the suspension was necessary as dense fog is a natural...

Bangladesh Embassy in Mexico City introduces e-passport services

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Mexico City has marked a significant milestone with the launch of e-passport services, transforming travel security and convenience for Bangladeshi citizens. With e-passport services now fully operational from Sunday, Bangladeshi nationals in Mexico, along with those...

'President Zia saved the nation from social degradation through sports'

BNP Joint Secretary General Syed Emran Saleh Prince said, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman took initiatives to preserve, practise and develop sports, culture, and religious values, which helped save the nation from social degradation and immorality. He made the remarks while addressing the closing...

Diplomatic tensions rise between Bangladesh and India: Ifty Azad

Ifty Azad alias Sickmad, a well-known face of the Bangladesh gaming and esports community, has strongly condemned the vandalism and desecration during protests at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office in Agartala, Tripura. He also called on the Indian Prime Minister and the Ministry of...

Long-distance bus services restart from Benapole after six-day suspension

Long-distance bus services from Benapole resumed on Thursday evening after a six-day suspension. The services restarted at 6:30 pm, with buses now operating from the Benapole Checkpost Land Port Bus Terminal, according to Mizanur Rahman, general secretary of the Benapole Transport Manager...

Govt to procure 1.5m passport booklets, 1.5m lamination foils

The government on Wednesday approved a proposal for procuring some 1.5 million passport booklets and 1.5 million lamination foils. The approval came from the 14th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase this year held today at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at...

Tesla looks to build teleoperations team for Robotaxi service

As Tesla prepares to launch its robotaxi service in the coming years, the automaker seems to be expanding its teleoperations team. A recent job listing reveals that Tesla is seeking a software engineer to help develop a teleoperations system, enabling human operators to remotely access and control...

Indefinite transport strike in Benapole reaches day 2

Commuters experienced significant hardships on Sunday as the indefinite transport strike in Benapole, led by long-route bus owners, stretched into its second day. No long-distance buses operated between Benapole and Dhaka, leaving passengers stranded. The transport owners initiated the strike on...

Titumir students threaten road-railway blockade in Mohakhali if demands not met

Students of Titumir College have announced plans to block roads and railway tracks in Mohakhali tomorrow (Wednesday) if their demand for a commission to convert the college into a university is not addressed by today. They have referred to their planned protest as the Barasat Barricade to...

Passport application of Shirin Sharmin Chy suspended

The Department of Immigration Passports has suspended the passport applications of former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and her husband Syed Ishtiaq Hossain. The decision follows the adjournment of Shirin Sharmins application due to her involvement in a murder case and a plea of absconding....

Bangladeshi citizens use island passports for money laundering

Bangladeshi rich people are increasingly seeking citizenship in Caribbean island nations, purchasing passports from countries like Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad, and Grenada. This trend includes former government officials, businesspeople, and influencers across various professions. However, top...

North Korea jams GPS signals, disrupting ships civilian flights

For the second consecutive day on Saturday, North Korea conducted GPS jamming attacks, impacting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft, according to South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), according to Korean news agency Yonhap. The attacks, originating from North Koreas Haeju and...