Bangladesh committed to curbing human trafficking: Jahangir
Home adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) on Sunday categorically said that Bangladesh remained steadfast in its commitment to prevent human trafficking...
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DMP RULES VIOLATION:聽Lax oversight make city traffic chaotic
Dhaka city residents are suffering due to severe mismanagement of traffic and traffic congestion ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, as traffic rules are being frequently flouted amid lax monitoring by the authorities.
18 trapped in Myanmar scam centre return
Eighteen Bangladeshi human trafficking victims returned home from Myanmar early Wednesday...
DMP to divert traffic Commuters asked to avoid shopping areas
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday said that it would divert traffic from the city鈥檚 key intersections to tackle the rush for shopping ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
Dhaka traffic: causes, effects and solution
DHAKA is not just the country鈥檚 economic and administrative hub but also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Unfortunately, one of its most persistent and frustrating problems is severe traffic congestion, which affects millions of residents daily. With a population exceeding 20 million and a road infrastructure woefully inadequate for such a large...
People suffer as traffic chaos reigns city roads
Traffic chaos reigned parts of Dhaka on Wednesday due to a road blockade, political programmes and metro rail construction activities, causing immense sufferings to the residents of the capital...
Traffic chaos causes huge sufferings to city dwellers
Traffic chaos was created in many areas in the Dhaka city due to road blockade, processions of political activists and construction of development activities in the capital on Wednesday that caused immense sufferings to the citizens...
Airbus, Boeing eye India鈥檚 鈥榮oaring skies鈥�
Air traffic is booming in India, even though only a tiny fraction of its people fly each year, and manufacturers are seeking lucrative deals at the flagship Aero India exhibition from Monday...
Govt needs to be stringent about motorcycles on road
MOTORCYCLES remain a cause for concern in traffic management as illegal, reckless and unlicensed driving continues, riding on the wings of policy flaws of the government. The situation, which is almost similar both in metropolitan cities and in outlying areas, has not only added to the incidence of traffic rules violation but also remained a major cause...
Human trafficking gang member arrested at HSIA
Members of the criminal investigation department of police have arrested a member of a human trafficking gang at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka...
People suffer for daylong traffic gridlock in Dhaka
People suffered immensely on roads in the capital throughout Sunday as traffic congestion occurred across the city due to road blockades by the students and injured July mass uprising victims and the end of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema...
Protest erupts over teen鈥檚 death disrupting traffic
Local people on Wednesday blocked the road at Rampura in the capital Dhaka, by stopping a Ramzan Paribahan bus to protest at the death of 15-year-old Sajid Hossain, who was killed in a bus accident on Saturday...
2,728 cases filed by DMP in 2 days for traffic rules violation
The Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has filed 2,728 cases in two days till Friday during a special drive against traffic rules violation in the capital....
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 17 Rohingyas among 20 held in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
Bangladesh Navy in a joint operation at Baharchhara union of Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar detained 20 people, including human trafficking victims and Rohingyas, on Tuesday...
CNG drivers hold street protest at Mohakhali
A group of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Monday blocked the Banani road bringing traffic to a standstill in the capital鈥檚 Mohakhali area, causing immense suffering to the commuters in the city...
Blocking streets to realise demands must be stopped, DMP commissioner says
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner SM Sajjat Ali on Wednesday said that the practice of taking to the streets in realizing the demand must be stopped for ensuring normal traffic movement...
Traffic chaos as聽thousands of BNP activists gather to greet Khaleda
Commuters on Tuesday endured hours of intense traffic congestion in different areas in Dhaka city as thousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists stood on both sides of the airport road...
Dhaka鈥檚 traffic maze: urban chaos
DHAKA is a city of stark contrasts 鈥� a centre of economic growth and cultural vibrancy yet plagued by one of the most crippling urban challenges: traffic congestion. Despite ambitious projects like the elevated expressway and metro rail, the city鈥檚 traffic woes remain a daily ordeal. These initiatives have brought some relief, but for many commuters...
Public awareness needed to resolve Dhaka鈥檚 traffic situation: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Sajjad Al on Monday expressed concern over Dhaka鈥檚 traffic situation and stressed the need for raising public awareness to resolve the issue...
Active family, community involvement sought against child trafficking
Child rights activists at a workshop on Saturday demanded active involvement of families and communities to prevent child trafficking.
Dozens arrested across UK, Ireland for trafficking
Police have arrested dozens of people in a cross-border crackdown against people-smuggling gangs exploiting free movement between the UK and Ireland, Britain鈥檚 interior ministry said Thursday.
Wildlife trafficker with 305 turtles arrested at HSIA
A wildlife trafficker possessing 305 turtles illegally was detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Concert-goers bring city traffic to halt
Traffic came to a standstill on Airport Road in the capital on Friday afternoon as a massive tailback was caused by the rush of concert-goers to the Bangladesh Army Stadium where popular Pakistani singer Atif Aslam performed.
France arrests 26 as South Asian migrant trafficking ring smashed
French authorities arrested 26 people and seized 11 million euros ($12 million) as they smashed a migrant trafficking ring suspected of bringing several thousand people from South Asia into...
Hamdard inaugurates traffic police booth at Bangla Motor
Hamdard Laboratories WAQF Bangladesh and the Bangla daily Desh Rupantor jointly have inaugurated a traffic police booth at Bangla Motor in Dhaka...
Retired security officers to manage Dhaka traffic: Jahangir
Home adviser lieutenant general Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) on Sunday said that retired members of various law enforcement agencies would be appointed in controlling traffic in the capital...
22 kids among 31 rescued in Teknaf
Members of Rapid Action Battalion foiled a human trafficking bid and rescued 31 people, including 22 children, from the hilly area of Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar early Monday while trafficking them to Malaysia.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was observed in Bangladesh on Sunday as elsewhere in the world.
Stringent action needed to discipline roads in Dhaka
LAX monitoring and consequent traffic mismanagement have worsened the already chaotic Dhaka roads. Since the political changeover on August 5, when the Awami League regime was toppled by a student-mass uprising, Dhaka roads appear to have become more chaotic, with vehicles and pedestrians showing more disregard for traffic rules. The police...
Lax monitoring leads city traffic to chaos
Over the years the chaotic traffic management system of Dhaka city has gone from bad to worse, and its dwellers have yet to hear any good news about bringing some order to the city roads.聽聽聽