Dhaka-Chattogram

Train services on the up line of the Dhaka to Chattogram railway route returned to normal nearly 24 hours after a train accident at Naoti Railway Station in Laksam, Cumilla. Repair work on the damaged railway track was completed at around 8:30 am on Thursday (October 22). Later, at 12:20 pm, the engine and carriages of the derailed train were taken to Laksam Railway Junction. Md. Omar Faruk Bhuiyan, station master at Laksam Railway Junction, confirmed that the recovery of the train’s engi...

The Road Transport and Highways Division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has issued a notification increasing bus fares. The minimum fares in Dhaka and Chattogram have remained unchanged at Tk 10 and Tk 8 respectively. The notification was issued on Wednesday. According to the notification, the fare for buses operating in Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas has been set at Tk 2.70 per passenger per kilometer instead of Tk 2.50 as fixed in the notification issued on A...