Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)

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DMP warns of legal action against vehicles without BRTA-issued number plates, RFID tags

DMP issued a public notice in this regard today (11 May), reportedly due to difficulties in identifying and prosecuting vehicles through AI-powered traffic cameras

Bus parked in the bus terminal during nationwide blockade.File Photo: Jahir Rayhan/TBS

What are the new bus fares for Dhaka, Ctg, and long-distance routes?

Officials hand over financial assistance cheques to road accident victims and families of the deceased at a ceremony at the Munshiganj deputy commissioner’s office on Sunday. Photo: TBS

BRTA distributes Tk1cr among road accident victims in Munshiganj

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Which vehicles dominate Bangladesh roads?

BRTA plans 7 new vehicle inspection centres under Tk475cr project

BRTA plans 7 new vehicle inspection centres under Tk475cr project

A composite image showing motorcycle dominance in Dhaka: a rider doing a stunt, a street packed with bikers in traffic, and an aerial view of road congestion.

Motorcycles dominate Dhaka city roads 

Photo: TBS

No end to fatalities as overspeeding plagues Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway

Three people were killed on the spot after the two busses collided on the Faridpur-Khulna Highway in Faridpur Sadar Upazila on 24 July 2025. Photo: TBS

Road crashes claim 380 lives in July: BRTA

A local bus in Farmgate releases thick black smoke on Sunday. In Dhaka, rundown and unfit buses are a common menace. Many are decades old, rusting, with faulty brakes and smoke-belching engines. For commuters, each ride is a risky gamble—threatening both health and safety. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Choking in black smoke, bus owners don’t give a damn

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BRTA launches nationwide crackdown on 20-year-old buses, 25-year-old trucks

Infograph: TBS

New road safety law in the works to curb accidents, fatalities

Bus left with no roof after multiple accidents on 17 April 2025. Photo: TBS

Bus speeding even after roof flew off in collision: BRTA suspends registration

This file photo shows a bus and a microbus that collided head-on at the Chunati Jangalia portion of the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway on 2 April 2025. Photo: TBS

132 killed in 110 road accidents during 8-day Eid vacation: BRTA