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15km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway

Hundreds of passengers have been suffering delays due to a 15-kilometre-long tailback on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway that started this morning

Flood water disrupts traffic on Dhaka-Ctg highway

The flood situation of Cumilla has deteriorated further due to heavy rains and onrush of water from India

Protests sprout across Dhaka, cause intense traffic congestion

Commuters have been suffering on the roads since morning today due to heavy traffic congestion, mainly caused by protest programmmes held by different groups on Dhaka streets

Dhaka commuters suffer in heavy traffic

DMP asks people to keep time in hand to avoid delays

7km tailback on Tangail side of Bangabandhu Bridge

Tk 3.80cr toll collected from the bridge in 24 hours

Eid rush: People suffer as highways clog up

As thousands of Eid holidaymakers left Dhaka yesterday, many suffered on roads due traffic congestions on three major highways and at an exit point of the capital in the morning.

Gridlock at Mirpur-10 / Buses run wild as cops ‘look away’

Stuck at the Mirpur-10 intersection, commuters may wonder why authorities cannot solve the nagging tailback problem despite knowing the solutions.

Elenga to Bangabandhu Bridge / Holidaymakers suffer due to traffic chaos; hundreds of vehicles stuck in tailback

A long tailback on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway, specially from Elenga to Bangabandhu Bridge, has caused immense suffering to thousands of homebound people ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr

Eid journey: Snarl-ups mostly at Dhaka exits

Rifat Jahan was worried about her Eid journey home with her son and niece as her husband could not accompany them on the trip to Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila.

April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024

Traffic congestion costs Old Dhaka its title as key trading hub

Traffic congestion inflicted by unplanned urbanisation and expansion reduces the country's overall GDP by 2.9 percent.

August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023

Do we have a vision for Dhaka?

Dhaka is now a black hole: a city consuming millions of residents but has no sense of quality life.

August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023

What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?

Unplanned transport infrastructure.

June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

More roads are not the answer to Bangladesh’s traffic problem

The more roads you build, the more cars there will be to fill them up. I am no expert, but the numbers don’t lie.

July 12, 2022
July 12, 2022

“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.

July 1, 2022
July 1, 2022

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Traffic condition improves as 3 more toll booths opened

The 55km-long Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway today (July 1, 2022) witnessed slowdown of traffic on the first day of toll collection as all the booths of the toll plaza could not be opened. , traffic jam, traffic congestion, tailback, , toll plaza, Korean Expressway Corporation, Bogail toll plaza, slowdown of traffic

May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022

A guide to surviving Dhaka traffic in the heat

Dhaka traffic, a never-ending nuisance

April 29, 2022
April 29, 2022

Millions making Eid journey

The absence of pandemic restrictions are causing more people to leave Dhaka this Eid compared to the last two years.

April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022

Massive traffic congestion in Dhaka as students, traders clash in New market area

Vehicular movement on Mirpur Road came to a halt following the renewed clashes between Dhaka College students and traders in New Market area this morning.

April 5, 2022
April 5, 2022

Major reason for traffic jams? 70% registered vehicles in Dhaka motorbikes, pvt cars

Fewer than three percent of registered vehicles in Dhaka city are buses and minibuses, exposing the poor public-transport situation of the capital, where over two crore people live.

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