suffering

Simply painting buses a single colour is not enough—they also need to be brought under a unified company operating on designated routes. Photo: Jannatul Naym Pieal
Transport

Commuters bear brunt of fare mismanagement as unfit buses hit roads with pink coats: Jatri Kalyan Samity

Despite the scale of this issue, regulatory authorities, including the BRTA, have not intervened, says the passenger welfare platform

Photo shows passengers unaware of the suspension of railway services at Kamalapur Railway Station during the strike of the railway's running staff on Tuesday, 28 January 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

End of the line: Thousands of passengers stranded, frustrated amid railway staff strike

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Lack of road exacerbates suffering for residents of Faridpur village

File photo of Basundhara City Shopping Complex/TBS
Economy

Businesses see low customer turnout despite curfew relaxation

People suffer as they are forced to cross waist-deep water after disembarking a ferry at Kalurghat ferry ghat on 2 August 2023. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Transport

Suffering at Kalurghat: Bridge, ferry fail to mitigate passenger sufferings

Representational image. Illustration: TBS
Economy

Factories, businesses across the country struggle amid load shedding

Central business district to be built at Kamrangirchar: Taposh
Bangladesh

Central business district to be built at Kamrangirchar: Taposh

Kaptai Lake. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Fishing ban leaves 4,000 Khagrachhari families in dire straits

People in their hundreds get on a ferry at Mawa on Saturday to leave Dhaka to spend Eid-ul-Fitr with their loved ones. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Homegoers’ rush continues

Saudi expatriates gather in front of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir/TBS
Migration

Migrants continue to suffer over tickets

Kevin Spacey. Photo: Collected
Glitz

Kevin Spacey, actor accused of sexual misconduct, posts video for ‘suffering’ people

An auto-rickshaw with passengers struggles to cross an under-construction road at Cherag Ali in Gazipur as a mist of dust covers the area, causing sufferings to the people. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

Sufferings that come with development

While some buses and private cars are lucky enough to only wait 2-3 hours, some lorries and trucks have been waiting for days. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Sufferings seem to end never on Paturia-Daulatdia route