Pankag Karmakar

Taking advantage of the government's poor monitoring, hundreds of unregistered and unfit passenger vessels are plying different waterways across the country, posing a grave risk to public life.

In the wake of recent terrorist attacks in the country, law enforcers and Hindu community people are planning to ensure tight security measures before and during the Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindus.

The Safety 2016 World Conference has adopted a 13-point Tampere Declaration with a call for promoting stronger coordinated actions

With around five million people dying annually due to road traffic crashes, violence, drowning, suicide, and similar

The asking price came as a blow to him when he went to a private bus company's counter to buy an AC bus ticket ahead of the Eid holidays.

“When I saw my launch, the scene did not come as a relief.”

Sanaullah Miah was concerned about getting an advance ticket ahead of Eid.

Tanjil Ahmed looked fatigued.

Due to irregular schedules and poor management, the much-hyped waterbus of Buriganga and Turag has failed to gain popularity in its

Holding luggage in one hand and his child in another, Nuruzzaman was desperately looking for a launch followed by his wife

Financial crisis is looming in the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) following implementation of the new pay

Statistics by a non-government organisation on causalities in road accidents during Eid holidays contradict with the government data, raising confusion over the accurate number of victims.

Forgetting the usual hustle-bustle of city life, he played rural games, fished in the pond, planted trees, joined hours-long chitchats with school friends and cousins at his village home.

With the rush of Eid holidaymakers getting momentum, bus and launch operators like previous years are overcharging passengers.

Launch operators are cashing in on the huge rush of passengers and overloading their vessels on Mawa-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river risking lives of thousands ahead of eid.

Eid offers business opportunities for transport owners and they would never want to miss it. But there are some unscrupulous owners who would compromise with passenger safety just to make that extra profit.

Rayhan Uddin, a private job holder, bought a motorcycle a few months ago but could not register it due to time constraint.

Ashraful Alam had been standing in a queue at the Gabtoli counter of SR Paribahan since 8:00am yesterday to buy two advance tickets for June 4 to go to Dinajpur ahead of Eid.

Like every year, owners are hectically repairing their launches to catch passengers ahead of Eid.

Proper management of natural resources, reduction of disparity in property ownership between rich and poor as well as public-private partnership are crucial to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), said discussants at an international conference yesterday.