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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

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

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.

March 29, 2022
March 29, 2022

‘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.

March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022

As everything opens up, Dhaka traffic back in full force

Dhaka city residents were stuck on the road today as traffic came to standstill for the second consecutive day.  

March 15, 2022
March 15, 2022

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.

August 10, 2019
August 10, 2019

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.

January 9, 2019
January 9, 2019

Traffic 'Jam' inside BFDC

The Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) is renowned for film shoots, ad shoots and so much more. Professionals are busy within the compound running around with props, fixing costumes and looking for the right location for action sequences.

March 24, 2018
March 24, 2018

Speed over safety

To visit his family in Dhaka each week, retired public servant Mirza Azad from Kacharipara in Pabna town has a choice: he can take a