Do you remember those school days when you had to memorise an essay about a journey by bus? Sure, you must have had experiences of bus travels, but none compares to the commutes by bus within the ...
The limited success of technical transport plans in Dhaka is a predictable outcome of deep-seated political-economic dynamics.
In recent times, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has seen significant infrastructural advancements with the introduction of the metro rail, elevated expressways, and expanded multilane roads.
If you liked this story, share it with other people. With one motor vehicle for every one of its more than 20 million inhabitants, Dhaka has grown into one of the most polluted and congested cities in ...
Many people could not leave Dhaka by the first day of Eid. Some did not get holidays. Others had work left over. A few were unable to get bus tickets before they sold out. But, after celebrating Eid ...
Dhaka's public transport system is once again under scrutiny as the government moves to introduce a World Bank-backed Public Transport Fund aimed at modernising bus services and restoring discipline ...
Bus service from Mymensingh Division to Dhaka has been suspended for a second day to protest the arrest of a transport worker and the decision to halt operations of certain buses. Bus passengers are ...
More than 35,000 leaders, activists, and supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from Rajshahi are preparing to ...
Bus operators, ferrying passengers between Calcutta and Dhaka, on Monday said they have been receiving frantic calls over the last few days from Bangladeshis seeking help to secure a visa to visit ...
Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Traffic jams – or “janjot”, as locals call them – are a fundamental part of life in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh ...
Miscreants set fire to a bus in Dhaka's North Badda on Sunday night, December 14, marking the second arson attack on bus in ...