Eid journey

Vehicles stand in queues in front of the toll plaza of Padma Bridge. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Tale of two toll plazas: Traffic smooth on Padma, tailback on Jamuna bridge

While a 13-km-long traffic jam occurred on the Dhaka-Tangail highway due to accidents and disruption in toll collection on the Bangabandhu Bridge, traffic was smooth and hassle-free on the Padma...

Illustration: TBS
Transport

Long-haul buses charge extra amid Eid rush. Dhaka-Ctg route an exception

Vehicles waiting in queue to pay toll and cross Padma bridge. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

More traffic than usual on Bangabandhu expressway, 8-km-long congestion at Padma Bridge toll plaza

Infographic: Duniya Jahan/ TBS
Bangladesh

Road crashes during Eid journey: Discrepancy in data raises confusion

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Eid travel: Low traffic on Bangabandhu expressway, Dhaka-Tangail highway

The toll complex of Padma Bridge on Mawa end. Photo: Md Moinuddin Ahmed Shumon
Bangladesh

Padma Bridge sees 45,000 vehicles in 24 hours, toll collection nears Tk5 crore

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Transport

Dhaka-Ctg highway sees less traffic

Photo: TBS
Transport

Long tail back on Dhaka-Tangail, Dhaka-Mymensing highways

Long queues of vehicles are seen waiting at the Padma Bridge toll plaza as the government holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr is set to begin tomorrow (10 April). The photo was taken at the Mawa end of the bridge on 9 April. Photo: TBS
Transport

Vehicular pressure rising on Bangabandhu Expressway as Eid holiday begins tomorrow

Head on collision between bus and covered van in Cumilla. Photo: Tayubur Rahman Sohel
Bangladesh

2 killed in separate road accidents in Munshiganj, Cumilla

Two volunteers of Red Crescent help an elderly woman get to the Rajshahi-bound train with a wheelchair on Saturday, 6 April 2024. Red Crescent volunteers in the Kamalapur Railway Station and nearby areas worked from 4 April to 7 April — days which faced a peak rush of homebound passengers due to the Eid vacation. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

How Red Crescent volunteers eased the suffering of homebound people

Representational Photo: Collected
Transport

Special Eid train from Gazipur to Dinajpur starts today

Vehicles pay toll at the Mawa end of Padma bridge. Photo: Md Moinuddin Ahmed Shumon
Transport

Eid journey: More vehicles on highways than usual but no traffic snarls