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A grocery shop at Polashi Bazar in Dhaka displaying shelves stocked with packaged goods and sacks of essential grains. Photo: Focous Bangla

Rice prices rise by up to Tk3 per kg in Dhaka as paddy, transport costs increase

In some areas, prices have risen by as much as Tk50 per sack, while truck rental costs have also increased, he added.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chairs a meeting on public transport management and road safety in Dhaka at the Secretariat on 8 October 2026. Photo: Facebook/PMO Bangladesh

PM chairs meeting on Dhaka's public transport management

Commuters jostle to board an overcrowded bus in Chattogram. The port city continues to suffer from an acute shortage of public transport, exacerbated by a proliferation of unfit vehicles and poor service quality. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Public transport shortage, route violations frustrate Ctg commuters

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Fuel hike squeezes exporters as transport, port and factory costs rise

Graphics: TBS

Freight owners urge govt to reconsider fuel price hike

“Digital Ticketing to Transform Lives” roundtable. Photo: Courtesy.

Integrated digital ticketing across transport sector can curb revenue leakage: Experts

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3 metro routes, one bigger Dhaka network: Where will they run and who will benefit?

Long queues of vehicles form at CNG filling stations across the capital amid low gas pressure, causing severe inconvenience to drivers. The photo was taken at Metro CNG Del Station in South Jatrabari on 24 August 2026. Photo: Focus Bangla

Gas-power crisis ripples from food to transport, construction

Sleeper AC Bus Owners Association members gathered in front of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) headquarters in Banani today (23 August) raising six-point demands. Photo: Collected

Sleeper bus owners protest proposed ban, raise six demands

Bangladesh train service

Abhijatri train to begin Dhaka-Gopalganj operations on 10 August

Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam meets JICA President Dr Tanaka Akihiko during a courtesy call at the conference room of the Road Transport and Highways Division in Dhaka, 2 July 2026. Photo: Collected.

Rabiul seeks expanded Jica cooperation for Bangladesh's transport infrastructure

Bangladesh train service

Govt revives long-delayed chord line to shorten Dhaka-Ctg rail journey by 90km

File photo of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo: PMO

PM unveils major plans for transport modernisation and climate resilience