BRTA suspends registration of bus over loss of roof in accident
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has suspended the registration of the rashly-driven bus that lost its roof amid the driver鈥檚 desperate bid to escape after an accident...
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132 killed, 208 injured in Eid road crashes: BRTA
At least 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road crashes across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, according to data published by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...
BRTA temporarily adjourns registration of pickup van involved in Banani accident
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Monday temporarily adjourned the registration of the pickup van which hit two readymade garment workers, leaving one dead and one injured in Dhaka city on the same day...
Govt should look into BRTC corruption, misgovernance
ALMOST a fourth of the Road Transport Corporation buses falling beyond economic repairs mainly because of poor maintenance in 15 years is worrying. The fleet of the agency has 1,512 buses. But, 1,102 buses run as 343 of them have been categorised beyond repairs, making any repairs financially not viable, and 64 are under heavy repairs. The agency bought 1,558 buses...
343 BRTC buses bought in 2009-2019 irreparable
Many buses of the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, bought in the past 15 years, have practically become scrap heaps allegedly due to poor maintenance.
BRTA walks back move on auto-rickshaw amid protests
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Sunday backtracked on its order to the police to file cases against drivers for charging more than the meter reading amid CNG-run-auto-rickshaw drivers鈥� protests in Dhaka city.
BRTC to build buses from March
State-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is going to start building single-decker buses from March with the aim of reducing the import of buses.
BRT conducts awareness campaign
The Bus Rapid Transit held an awareness campaign and issued guidelines to ensure order and traffic management in the BRT corridors on the Gazipur-Airport route Tuesday morning...
BRTA offices to remain聽open on Saturdays
In a move aimed at enhancing customer service, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has announced that its offices will remain open on Saturdays, the weekly holiday in the country.
Govt to take action against BRTA if services not improved within one month
The government will take action against officials of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority from top to bottom if it does not improve its services within the next one month...
聽BRT corridor opened, BR launches trains on Dhaka-Gazipur route
The government on Sunday opened the Bus Rapid Transit corridor with 10 air-conditioned buses to ply between Dhaka and Gazipur to ease the commute between the two cities that till now took hours amid extreme traffic congestion...
BRTC to launch AC bus service in BRT corridor today
The government is set to introduce the much-sought AC bus service under the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation in the Bus Rapid Transit corridor on Sunday...
Ministry asks BRTA to remove unfit vehicles from streets
In an effort to reduce air pollution, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority requesting it to remove buses and minibuses older than 20 years, and trucks and covered vans older than 25 years from roads.
Validity of vehicle, licence given auto-extension
The validity of vehicle documents and driving licences has been given auto-extension till September 16 this year as these services under the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority at present remains suspended...
JS body for psychological tests while appointing BRTC drivers
The parliamentary standing committee on road transport and bridges ministry on Thursday emphasised the importance of incorporating psychological tests while appointing BRTC drivers...
BRTA cannot demand fee for adverts on vehicles: HC
The High Court on Sunday ruled that the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority cannot demand fees from vehicle owners for displaying advertisements on the...
Ever-increasing procession of death on roads must stop
THE Road Transport Authority reports that 215 people died and 278 became wounded in 216 accidents around Eid time. The chair of the BRTA has urged the public to adhere to traffic laws and criticised civic groups for their recent reports on road accidents...
BRTA reports 215 killed in road crashes during Eid
A Bangladesh Road Transport Authority report revealed on Tuesday that 215 people were killed and 278 others injured in 216 road crashes between June 13 and June 24 during the last Eid journeys...
BRTA server problem causes sufferings to service seekers
Many service seekers in the capital are complaining about delay at banks in paying their fees to the banks working jointly with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...
BRTA reattempts to register motor vehicle workshops after 12 years
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has restarted an initiative after 12 years to bring the motor vehicle workshops under registration as required by the Road Transport Act, 2018...
BRTA, owners want fare doubled, deposit hiked
Protests are on the rise in reaction to a recent initiative to hike up the fare and daily deposit amount of the CNG-run auto-rickshaws running inside the Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan cities...
BRTA mulls over allowing bikes on service lanes
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority said that a plan was under consideration to allow motorcycles to use only the service lanes on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway instead of...
Shortage of skilled drivers must be urgently addressed
UNSKILLED and unlicensed drivers are named as main reasons for increased fatalities on the road, but no effective action is taken to improve the situation. There are around 71.61 lakh driving licences against 59.98 lakh registered motor vehicles...
BRTA finds rise in Eid-time road accident deaths
The statistics of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority showed that the number of fatal road crash victims during this Eid-ul-Fitr holidays increased compared with last year...
Govt non-committal towards road safety
THE death of an eight-year-old boy having been crushed between two buses at Gulshan in Dhaka on April 4 yet again shows that the authorities concerned have allowed the road to continue to be a death trap for citizens...