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Vehicles waiting in a long queue at the Daulatdia ghat on Saturday

Endless misery at Daulatdia ferry ghat

There was a shortage in the number of ferries and ghats and the increased pressure of vehicles added to the woes ahead of Eid

Launches waiting at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka

Advance ticket to Eid special launch services from 20 April: BIWTA

These launches will operate alongside regular launches during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr

Cargo ship Rupshi-9 hits ML Ashrafuddin in Mahmudnagar area of Narayanganj on 20 march 2022.

Narayanganj launch capsize: Death toll rises to 12

The death toll from Sunday's launch accident in the Shitalakkhya River off Narayanganj coast rose to 12, with the recovery of four more bodies on Tuesday

Daily expenses: Miseries mount on poor, middle class

Daily expenses: Miseries mount on poor, middle class

This pressure on all sectors of spending has come at a time when a section of the people of the country is in distress economically due to the coronavirus

A transport worker sanitizes a child's hands on a public bus amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 June 2020

Restrictions on public transport No data on vaccinations of transport workers

According to the directives of the cabinet division, bus drivers and their assistants must have vaccine certificates. However, people affiliated with public transport do not have any data as to how ...

Some 39 people were charred to death and 72 others injured in the fire on MV Abhijan-10 as off Friday

Two drivers of MV Abhijan-10 launch sent to jail

The marine court here on Tuesday ordered to send the two drivers of the MV Abhijan-10 launch to jail in a case related to last month's deadly fire that killed at least 42 passengers of the vessel

Editorial

People responsible for devastating launch fire must be punished

Neither waterways nor the roads are safe. This was proved again when 38 people were killed in a fire on the launch MV Abhijan-10

36 bodies are recovered as of Friday morning as launch catches fire mid-river in Jhalakathi on 24 December 2021

Jhalakathi launch fire Death toll reaches 41

The death toll from the massive fire that broke out from the engine room of a launch in the middle of the Sugandha River off the coast of Jhalakathi Sadar upazila rose to 41, after another body was ...

Some 39 people were charred to death and 72 others injured in the fire on MV Abhijan-10 as off Friday

Jhalakathi launch fire MV Abhijan-10 kept moving for 40 minutes after catching fire

At least 39 people were charred to death and 72 others injured in a major fire that ripped through a launch carrying some 800 passengers from Dhaka to Barguna in the early hours of Friday

State minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury

Jhalakathi launch fire ‘Govt will provide medical assistance to fire injured’

State minister for shipping, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said all possible medical assistance will be provided to those on board in the launch fire in Jhalakath

The charred launch was anchored in the river bank. The picture was taken from Diakul area in Jhalakathi on 24 December

Launch fire 'Faulty engines, reckless speed to blame'

The launch ‘MV Avijan-10’ started its journey from Sadarghat in Dhaka for Barguna at around 6:00pm on Thursday. From the very beginning, the vessel was moving forward recklessly

Launch services resume with up to 42pc fare hike

Launch services resume with up to 42pc fare hike

Launch owners have called off their strike, part of the wider transport strike protesting a 23 per cent hike in the price of diesel, following a decision to increase fares by up to 42 per cent.

Ro Ro Ferry Shah Amanat has sunk partially in Paturia ferry ghat no. 5 in Manikganj on 27 October 2021

BIWTA capable of salvaging MV Shah Amanat: Chairman

BIWTA chairman made this remark while inspecting the salvage operation on the third day at the Paturia Ferry Terminal

Speedboats are seen anchored in Shimula jetty of Munshiganj.

Speedboats without registration, drivers without training

More than 2,000 speedboats are operated for passenger transportation on various waterways across the country and only 569 of them are registered with the shipping department, according to sources and ...

Establishments at the Bahadurabad terminal, Jamalpur, are left unused.

Balasi-Bahadurabad river route No one takes liability for failure of Tk 1.36 bn-project

A vast amount of land was acquired for the terminals. Dredging the river damaged crops. Despite the sufferings, local people wished the project a success. Who is responsible for the failed project? ...

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