BRT Line-3

Pedestrians cross the road under the ongoing construction work of Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line-3 project at Chandona intersection in Gazipur. The photo was taken on Friday. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Infrastructure

Safety measures still meager as BRT work resumes quietly

Construction work of BRT Line-3 remained suspended for several weeks following a girder accident in Uttara on 15 August that killed five people

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Bangladesh

Uttara BRT accident: Unlicensed assistant was operating the crane, says RAB

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Videos

Who is responsible for the Uttara girder tragedy?

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Videos

Evidence of negligence in Uttara girder tragedy

An operator does not just lift the girder and set it up at will. It is impossible. There is a process at every step. Where is the process?” Photo: TBS
Panorama

Blood on their hands

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Bangladesh

BRT was not informed about girder moving; contractor responsible for accident: BRT MD

Even after multiple extensions, the progress of the country’s first bus rapid transit project stood at 68% till December last year. The Dhaka-Gazipur Highway has been in a miserable condition for ever, making the journey through Tongi a nightmare for commuters. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Infrastructure

Why BRT-3 fails, again and again, to hit the target

Bus rapid transit (BRT) project will be operational in 2023
Videos

Bus rapid transit (BRT) project will be operational in 2023

Vehicles stand still in traffic congestions on the Dhaka-Gazipur highway. The government took up the Bus Rapid Transit project in 2012 to ease traffic congestion on the highway but the project is yet to be completed. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Infrastructure

Country’s most productive Gazipur blighted by nightmarish road