traffic jam

Dhaka to get semi-auto signals to tackle jam

Over the years, the authorities spent over Tk 119 crore on modernising the equipment, but Dhaka traffic is mostly managed manually.

Dhaka: a city of protests, paralysis and patience

For the roughly 20 million residents, it seems there are almost as many protest rallies as there are people

Dhaka brought to standstill with severe traffic

Due to long tailbacks and gridlock on major intersections, many students and office-goers are facing significant inconvenience

Thousands throng Suhrawardy Udyan for Olama Mashayekh rally

The event drew a significant number of madrasa students from various districts

Workers block highway for 2nd day, 15-km tailback in Ashulia

The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory

Intense traffic grips Dhaka as polytechnic students block Satrasta Mor

Hundreds of students gathered in the intersection around 11:30am, said a traffic sergeant of the area.

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

June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024

7km tailback on Tangail side of Bangabandhu Bridge

Tk 3.80cr toll collected from the bridge in 24 hours

June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024

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.

May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024

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.

April 9, 2024
April 9, 2024

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

April 9, 2024
April 9, 2024

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 8, 2024
April 8, 2024

Eid journey: Tailbacks return

Sources said pressure on the public transportation system -- buses, trains and launches -- rose manifold from the evening due to a sudden rise of passengers

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.