road construction

Jamalpur’s unused bridge awaits approach road

A 96-meter-long bridge over the Fatika canal in Jamalpur's Islampur remains unused over a year since its inauguration due to the absence of an approach road

Safety audit ignored in road projects

The Roads and Highways Department is implementing most of its projects to turn two-lane highways into four-lane ones without safety audits, which, according to experts, is a major compromise on road safety.

Hills pay the price for road

Hills in Holichhara tea garden in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura are allegedly being cut to construct a road, without the approval of Department of Environment (DoE).

Editorial / Inefficiency in road construction

We wonder why the quality of our roads is so poor while the cost of per kilometre road construction here is the highest in the world.

June 6, 2024
June 6, 2024

Jamalpur’s unused bridge awaits approach road

A 96-meter-long bridge over the Fatika canal in Jamalpur's Islampur remains unused over a year since its inauguration due to the absence of an approach road

April 6, 2024
April 6, 2024

Safety audit ignored in road projects

The Roads and Highways Department is implementing most of its projects to turn two-lane highways into four-lane ones without safety audits, which, according to experts, is a major compromise on road safety.

July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022

Hills pay the price for road

Hills in Holichhara tea garden in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura are allegedly being cut to construct a road, without the approval of Department of Environment (DoE).

March 30, 2019
March 30, 2019

Inefficiency in road construction

We wonder why the quality of our roads is so poor while the cost of per kilometre road construction here is the highest in the world.