Dhaka's traffic congestion

EDITORIAL / Put an end to traffic woes

Why is the DNCC allowing illegal truck parking on Annisul Huq Road?

Traffic woes continue to hamper people’s lives and limit the potential for growth

A few days ago I travelled to Kushtia, a city situated in the southwest of Bangladesh from my hometown, Mymensingh. As our car was about to enter the city, we were faced with a huge tailback of trucks, cars, buses, and vans carrying passengers and goods.

Dhaka's traffic madness / Bringing order to our roads won't be an easy task, but it's not impossible either

Dhaka's traffic system is one of the most chaotic in the world. Due to the city's notorious traffic congestion, people suffer economically, physically and even psychologically.

Editorial / Resolving Dhaka's congestion

We are hardly surprised by a new estimation by Accident Research Institute (ARI) of BUET that Dhaka's traffic congestion eats up around 5 million working hours and causes an annual loss of Tk 20,000-55,000 crore. This paints a pathetic picture of the capital's overall traffic situation.

Editorial / More auto-rickshaws!

The horrific traffic congestion that Dhaka commuters must suffer everyday has become a chronic problem.

Letters To The Editor / Traffic congestion in Sylhet

Only a few years back, traffic congestion was rarely seen on the roads of Sylhet, but now it has become a regular phenomenon.

Bikers rule footpaths, pedestrians roads (video)

If you are told: Name a city where you can drive or walk as you like, the first answer would be Dhaka! Because people find their own ways to go around the city. Traffic signals change colors—from green to red to green again--but the drivers need not pay any attention to them. But even worst menaces are motorcycles zooming by on the footpaths or people darting through the speeding cars to cross the roads among the already chaotic traffic.

Dhaka is like an ICU patient: Annisul

Dhaka North city Mayor Annisul Huq compares Dhaka’s state to that of an ailing patient in the intensive care unit of a hospital.

February 25, 2024
February 25, 2024
August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023

Put an end to traffic woes

Why is the DNCC allowing illegal truck parking on Annisul Huq Road?

February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022

Traffic woes continue to hamper people’s lives and limit the potential for growth

A few days ago I travelled to Kushtia, a city situated in the southwest of Bangladesh from my hometown, Mymensingh. As our car was about to enter the city, we were faced with a huge tailback of trucks, cars, buses, and vans carrying passengers and goods.

January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019

Bringing order to our roads won't be an easy task, but it's not impossible either

Dhaka's traffic system is one of the most chaotic in the world. Due to the city's notorious traffic congestion, people suffer economically, physically and even psychologically.

March 26, 2018
March 26, 2018

Resolving Dhaka's congestion

We are hardly surprised by a new estimation by Accident Research Institute (ARI) of BUET that Dhaka's traffic congestion eats up around 5 million working hours and causes an annual loss of Tk 20,000-55,000 crore. This paints a pathetic picture of the capital's overall traffic situation.

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

More auto-rickshaws!

The horrific traffic congestion that Dhaka commuters must suffer everyday has become a chronic problem.

January 23, 2016
January 23, 2016

Traffic congestion in Sylhet

Only a few years back, traffic congestion was rarely seen on the roads of Sylhet, but now it has become a regular phenomenon.

October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015

Bikers rule footpaths, pedestrians roads (video)

If you are told: Name a city where you can drive or walk as you like, the first answer would be Dhaka! Because people find their own ways to go around the city. Traffic signals change colors—from green to red to green again--but the drivers need not pay any attention to them. But even worst menaces are motorcycles zooming by on the footpaths or people darting through the speeding cars to cross the roads among the already chaotic traffic.

September 20, 2015
September 20, 2015

Dhaka is like an ICU patient: Annisul

Dhaka North city Mayor Annisul Huq compares Dhaka’s state to that of an ailing patient in the intensive care unit of a hospital.

August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015

Rethinking the roots of Dhaka's traffic congestion

The sooner we realize that Dhaka's traffic congestion is not a problem of transportation engineering alone the better. This is also a problem of culture. It is much more than a result of broken bureaucracy, inadequate infrastructure, and ad-hoc planning.