Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday expressed dissatisfaction over the movement of three-wheelers on the country's highways and the poor enforcement of the road safety act. "Although court imposed restrictions on the movement of easy-bikes, Nachiman-Kariman on 22 roads, it has not stopped yet...it has not stopped in most
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2 killed, 3 hurt as truck overturns on Padma Bridge
Two people were killed and three others, including a child were injured after a truck overturned on the north viaduct of the Padma Bridge on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Raju Khandakar, 45, and Kawser, 23, while the injured are Mukta Akter,25, wife of Raju Khandakar, their one-and-half year-old
Highways to calm Padma bridge traffic in Khulna
An ubiquitous symbol of modern Bangladesh, the double-decker Padma bridge is all set to change the landscape of Khulna when it's officially opened to commute on June 25. For the people of Khulna and many other southwestern parts of Bangladesh, the 6.15km remarkable technical feat is more than escaping the crushing
The question of road and waterway safety
The chaotic situation of the public transport system in Bangladesh gets starkly visible every year during two biggest Muslim religious festivals – Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha – when an increased number of passengers are bound to their village homes from cities. Regardless of the road or the water way, accidents seem