Safe roads remain a distant dream in Bangladesh, as the proposed law aimed at ensuring the safety rights of pedestrians, drivers and other road users has yet to be finalised despite being under development for the past eight years. Although the government identified road safety as a priority in it

Bangladesh has been tormented by heatwaves perennially during the last 10-12 years from June to August in a clear indication of perils of global warming, experts say. However, the mercury has yet to cross the highest-temperature record in the 1970s, according to them. Analysing data of 43 years,

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) continues to face bureaucratic hurdles that have weakened its operational capacity, according to officials and project insiders. Established in 2014 to develop and operate Dhaka's metro rail network, the state-owned company has struggled with governan

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to undertake a major expansion programme involving 13 new projects worth Tk 839.9 billion, with a focus on track development, gauge unification, procurement of coaches and locomotives, and modernisation of maintenance facilities. Officials said most of the projects a

Despite a proposed allocation of Tk 607.3 billion for road, rail, waterways and civil aviation development in FY2026-27, sector insiders have expressed doubts over the government's ability to utilise a significant portion of the funds. They attributed the concern mainly to prolonged delays in la

The troubled BRT project is likely to see a ray of hope again as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the authorities concerned not to declare the project abandoned right now. In a meeting with experts of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) at the Cabinet Division on

The first-ever independent safety audit of Dhaka's metro rail has identified a number of construction and design anomalies on MRT Line-6, which has been operating between Uttara and Motijheel without a formal safety certification since 2023. The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) commissio

A Japanese company has withdrawn from the bidding for one of the most controversial contract packages (CP) on MRT Line-1 despite being the lowest bidder, citing prolonged delays in implementing Bangladesh's first underground metro-rail project. Sources say Kajima Corporation, whose bid was based o