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Appointment letters for transport workers remain elusive
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 12:21am on March 04, 2021
Appointment letters for the road transport workers, especially drivers of public transports, still remain elusive while the transport sector is operating on a contractual basis...
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Poor initiative to protect endangered languages
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 12:04am on February 21, 2021
Initiatives to preserve the endangered languages in the country yielded poor results as in the past 10 years there had been hardly any progress in...
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Proposed Padma bridge tolls 1.5 times ferry tolls
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 12:19am on February 20, 2021
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority has proposed Padma Bridge toll rates between Tk 836.25 and Tk 2,775 depending on the capacity of a vehicle. The proposed...
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Digitalisation of traffic signals goes in vain
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 12:21am on February 16, 2021
All initiatives to digitalise the traffic signal system in the capital failed in the past 20 years even defying High Court directive and joint initiatives...
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Link of unauthorised vehicles in road accidents rose in 2020: report
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 12:55am on February 06, 2021
The involvement of unauthorised three‑ and four‑wheel vehicles in road accidents increased sharply in 2020 amid the increased use of such vehicles across the country,...
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Metro rail station will not affect Kamalapur rail station: DMTCL
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 12:22am on February 05, 2021
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited officials on Thursday said that the construction of a station at Kamalapur under the Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 Project, popularly...
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Most Bangladesh Railway projects at slow pace
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 11:59pm on January 30, 2021
Many of the Bangladesh Railway projects are progressing at a slow pace, raising project costs and causing delays in introducing desired services. Experts said that...
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More unfit vehicles on roads defying law, HC orders
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 11:38pm on January 26, 2021
The number of unfit vehicles in the country is increasing though the existing laws and repeated High Court directives dictate both owners and authorities concerned...
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Most bus, truck drivers reluctant to upgrade licence in Bangladesh
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 11:02pm on January 24, 2021
Most of the bus and truck drivers remain reluctant to get their driving licences upgraded taking an opportunity given by the government. The government gave...
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Highway accidents rampant as laws, directives ignored in Bangladesh
Shahin Akhter | Updated at 11:00pm on January 24, 2021
Frequent fatal accidents on the country’s national highways continue to take place following gross violation of existing laws and different directives given by the prime...
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