Dhaka traffic
Trapped in Dhaka’s traffic: How to overcome this crisis?
Traffic congestion is more than an inconvenience—it is a crisis that demands urgent action.
Regulating Dhaka traffic: Are ‘gate lock’ and speed caps all that it takes?
Unless things change on the street level, no rules or infrastructure can efficiently resolve Dhaka's traffic gridlock.
Dhaka traffic still light as offices, banks, courts reopen
After five days of Eid and Pahela Baishakh vacation, offices, courts, banks, and stock markets opened today
Meet the software that wants to fix Dhaka traffic
Sigmind.ai, a Bangladesh-based AI company, has recently launched TrafficFlow, a software solution for real-time traffic management in urban environments. According to the startup, this AI-based software aims to address the bustling traffic challenges of Dhaka city.
MRT-1 construction / Airport Road may face traffic jams from tomorrow
DMTCL requested commuters to plan their journey accordingly
Will road safety remain a mirage?
We have yet to see the full implementation of the Road Transport Act, 2018, even though five years have passed since its passage in parliament
VIP movements are Dhaka’s undiagnosed illness
If the capital's traffic condition makes you angry, you're normal
Why exactly is Dhaka the slowest city in the world?
It is not enough to plan and build expensive flyovers, expressways, metro rail or BRT.
The expressway’s hope of reducing traffic is not lost yet
While roads are being constructed on top of each other, no new streets are being created.
10 Things I Hate About Dhaka
I hate the way I don't hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.
Expecting productivity after long commute hours is unreasonable
Even carrying out the simplest task like taking a shower, eating, and forcing yourself to rest feels productive.
Can AI solve the insanity of Dhaka’s traffic?
Before jumping into the realm of artificial intelligence, we should start with some old-fashioned “common sense”
Survival of the Noisiest
Living with Dhaka’s noise pollution is a gruelling endurance test.
Is the metro rail really opening tomorrow?
The limited launch of the metro tomorrow is unlikely to make any real dent in Dhaka's traffic problem
Long tailback in Motijheel as RMG workers block roads
Garment workers blocked roads in Dhaka's Motijheel and Kamalapur areas, demanding withdrawal of the authorities' decision of shifting the factories to somewhere else.
Tailback of Dhaka-Mymensingh highway extends to Banani
Commuters using the Banani-Gazipur route are facing immense sufferings due to traffic congestion created on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway since this morning (October 26, 2022).
Dhaka traffic made worse by our unruliness
Must we add to the woes of Dhaka traffic by driving as we please?
Road Safety in Bangladesh: Demanded, yet Undelivered
On this week, 4 years ago, school and college students protested to ensure road safety for all.
There is just one way to save Dhaka
The notoriety of Dhaka’s traffic is now daily news. Civil society members have been venting frustration about this maddening crisis.