Traffic Jam in Bangladesh

Gridlock on Dhaka-Chattogram highway puts commuters in distress

Commuters travelling on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway today are having to wait it out for hours due to a 10-kilometre tailback from Signboard to Langolbondo area on the highway in Narayanganj..Apart from this, there is another 10-kilometre long tailback stretching from Kanchpur to Daudkandi

“Flawed management caused traffic jam during Eid, not roads”

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (July 12, 2022) blamed the traffic gridlock on highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha on the “flawed management and lack of coordination”, not condition of the roads.

‘Dhaka’s vehicles look so poor!’: Quader

Regarding unplanned development in Dhaka, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that Dhaka’s condition is sad and appalling to watch.

Unbearable today: Dhaka traffic comes to standstill

Ishtiaq Hossain, a private firm employee, left his home in Khilgaon at 9am for his office in Farmgate. The commute usually takes him 45 minutes, but it took him nearly two and a half hours today.

Quader says sorry for home-goers’ sufferings on highways

Expressing sorrow for Eid holidaymakers' sufferings on highways amid gridlocks, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the situation will improve this afternoon.

30km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

A 30-kilometer tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway, causing immense sufferings to the holidaymakers.

65km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway; 2 vehicles vandalised

Eid holidaymakers, who have been suffering immensely on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to 65-kilometre tailback, vandalise two vehicles in Tangail.

Unusual traffic irks commuters in Dhaka

Vehicular movement across several points in Dhaka city come to an almost standstill, causing suffering for commuters. Posts are flooding Traffic Alert group in Facebook where people were complaining about today’s unusual traffic congestion in the city.

Paturia-Daulatdia: Sufferings as tailback reaches 4km

Hundreds of passengers, including children and women, went through immense suffering as ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route has been facing disruption since Thursday due to strong current and poor navigability in the Padma.

August 19, 2018
August 19, 2018

Ferry delays add to misery

With the Eid-ul-Azha only two days away, holidaymakers leaving Dhaka were delayed in long tailbacks on some major highways.

August 12, 2018
August 12, 2018

10-km-long tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

A 10-km tailback has been created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Fatehpur, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.

May 26, 2018
May 26, 2018

Bodi won’t be spared if found guilty: Quader

Abdur Rahman Bodi, the lawmaker from Cox's Bazar-4 (Ukhia-Teknaf), will not be spared if proof of drug dealing is found against him, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader warns.

May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018

Dhaka-Chittagong Highway: Sufferings in tailbacks continue

Although the gridlock on Dhaka-Chittagong highway has been reduced to four or five kilometres at Comilla point, people continue to suffer in tailbacks at several points.

May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018

Is traffic jam in Bangladesh worst in the world?

As passengers got stuck on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway for 24 hours just the other day, how does this traffic jam compare with other snarl-ups around the world?

May 13, 2018
May 13, 2018

Work on Fatehpur overpass on Dhaka-Ctg highway to end in 25 days: Quader

As the Dhaka-Chattogram highway is experiencing a horrible traffic jam due to work on a railway overpass in Feni, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the work will be completed in 25 days.

April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018

Transport System Collapses: People left to suffer

Transport system in the capital and other parts of the country collapsed yesterday as thousands of students demonstrating for reforms in the civil service quota system blocked key points in the capital and major highways. Commuters remained stuck for several hours in their vehicles on city roads and highways amid sweltering heat.

August 24, 2017
August 24, 2017

25-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway

Hundreds of passengers are stuck in a 25-kilometre tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway that ensued wednesday morning following multiple road accidents in Comilla on the previous day.

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