Why are government officials exempt from paying tolls?

The government is going to impose toll on vehicles for using the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway from July 1, a move that will push up transport costs.

Even before implementing the toll rate previously fixed for Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway, the government is planning to increase it, a move that will push up transport costs.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid the toll for her motorcade while crossing the Mayor Hanif Flyover while going to Keraniganj to inaugurate of the newly-constructed Dhaka Central Jail and her way back to the capital.

Police are forcibly and illegally taking money in the name of “parking tolls” from any car using the road in front of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) in Agargaon. The road that connects Rokeya Sarani with Mirpur Road -- on which several important establishments like public schools and hospitals, including Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, are located -- has also been made off-limits to regular traffic.

A suspected extortionist demands toll from 15 Election Commission officials and threatens to kill them or kidnap their children if his demand goes unheeded.

The Bangladesh mission in Saudi Arabia has confirmed death of 41 nationals in the Mina Hajj stampede last month.