National
Amid the countrywide shutdown announced by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus, transport workers in Khulna say they are facing difficulties as they are not getting any food and financial aid from the local administration, reports UNB. Workers accused the transport owners of ear...
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Around four hundred transport workers on Tuesday staged demonstrations on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar demanding immediate stoppage of extortion in transport sector, quick resumption of public transports and relief assistance for transport workers amid the countrywide lockdown.However, the demonstr...
Business & Commerce
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday sought cooperation of the owners of cargo vessels and container ships to keep on the transportation of food and goods through the waterways.“The government is trying its best to keep the naval routes in operation to maintain the ...
During the current Boro season, the administration has taken an extraordinary initiative to tackle the crisis of paddy workers in the haor area. Workers interested in harvesting paddy can harvest paddy in Haor area with the permission of local UP chairman and Upazila Nirbahi Officer. For this, ...
Government measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country have hit the transport sector badly, pushing several million people into misery with communications stopped for an indefinite period. Transport leaders and entrepreneurs said due to the general holidays, the industry is incurrin...
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The government’s measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country has hit the transport sectors, with several millions of living in misery as communications has remained stopped for an indefinite period of time.Industry insiders said currently, county’s transport sector employ...
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has urged the leaders of owners-workers associations of roads and shipping sectors to stand beside 90 lakh transport workers who has become jobless amid coronavirus sustdown.BJkS, a passengers' welfare platform,came up with the call in a statement signed by its sec...
All Section,City
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) stands beside the unemployed transport workers amid public holiday declared to fight the corona virus infection.In the first phase food items are being sent to the families of 3,000 workers. S Alam Group a leading industrial organization in the country is assisti...
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As part of the government initiatives to stop the spread of coronavirus infection, it has decided to extend the ongoing suspension of public transport services across the country till April 11.However, the vehicles used for emergency services, carrying fuel, medicine and relief materials will remain...
A free transport service for caregivers including doctors and nurses began on Wednesday to help medical service providers go to hospitals in a fast and convenient way amid their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, reports BSS.Number of buses and microbuses have been arranged to pick up doctors and ...
Transportation of goods across the country is being disrupted due to a crisis of goods-carrying trucks following the government-announced general holidays to halt the spread coronavirus. As a result, most of the goods are being severely damaged, while prices of these goods are also drastically falli...
BPO transports PPEs, test kits to civil surgeon officesBangladesh Post Office (BPO) is transporting personal protective equipment (PPE) for physicians, test kits and awareness leaflets to Civil Surgeon Offices across the country without any charge from the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD), report...
Editorial
All over the world the novel coronavirus has created a sense of terror resulting in the shutting down of all types of transportation. In Bangladesh too the government has ordered suspension of transport operations across the country in an effort to contain further spread of coronavirus. Experts...
The government has ordered suspension of transport operation across the country in an effort to contain further spread of coronavirus, which has so far affected at least 39 people and claimed four lives in Bangladesh. Operation of all domestic flights and plying of all passenger vessels and trains h...
Amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, people's movement has suddenly increased for fear the government might shut transport services at any time. Road Transport and Bridges Minister, Obaidul Quader, when asked about stopping inter-district bus service on Saturday, replied that nec...
Coronavirus has spread to over a hundred countries and has been detected in Bangladesh as well. After the first few cases were reported, the authorities are taking several measures to contain further spread of the virus. However, public transports in the country have not yet taken any effective...
Public transports in the country have not yet taken any effective measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus through them though the pathogen has affected Bangladesh after hitting over a hundred countries. Passengers said buses, trains and launches have not taken any large-scale cleanliness progr...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $42 million in project readiness financing (PRF) for a facility to help improve transport connectivity and promote multimodal transport in Bangladesh, reports BSS.The PRF will support project preparation in areas including road and rail connectivity of p...
An open discussion on ‘Transport Mobility’ was held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Wednesday demanding permanent solution over the current problems in transport section of the university. IU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Union and Chhatra Moitree jointly organized the programme at...
The Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) has finalised the draft of Road Transport Rules 2019, keeping dope test and making uniforms mandatory for drivers and conductors of public transports.An inter-ministerial meeting chaired by RTHD secretary, Md Nazrul Islam, was held on January 21 to fin...
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