traffic jam
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
Dip Flip
Being late in Dhaka due to traffic jam is the lamest of all excuses. For if there is anything predictable in Dhaka, it is the gnarling traffic jam. To make it on time for an appointment across town, all one has to do is start two days early.
No traffic jam, vehicles moving slowly on Dhaka-Tangail highway
Passengers have been suffering immensely on Dhaka-Tangail highway as vehicles are moving slowly due to yesterday night’s tailback caused by heavy rains
‘2 and a half hours and still on the road’
If you are planning to go out today, a good advice would be stay indoors. Or face the consequence of being stuck in traffic for hours together.
It's same old story
Commuters suffered long delays as moderate rain caused gridlock on city roads yesterday. The traffic situation worsened as a large number of Eid shoppers poured into malls at the weekend.
Bijoy Sarani-Shahbagh off limits for tomorrow
Dhaka city police will keep some key thoroughfares off limits for tomorrow for a grand rally of the Islamic Foundation and has warned city dwellers of heavy traffic.
Govt considering traffic situation seriously
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says that the government is mulling creating an ‘independent metropolitan communication authority’ to ease traffic congestion in different important cities including Dhaka Metropolitan City.
Jam? What jam?
Surprise, surprise! Why are these headlines – Traffic goes haywire, City chokes on jam and so on -- hogging the newspaper pages? So what if the cars stop dead on the streets? Well, I did not feel anything and I crisscrossed this small city and reached all the spots on time yesterday! What was wrong with all these people!
Traffic jam chokes Dhaka
Commuters today suffered in the sweltering heat on the city roads as most of them had to spend at least thirty minutes to an hour more than the usual time to reach their destinations due to an unusual traffic jam.
SC lawyer sends legal notice for not holding cabinet meeting at Secretariat
A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to the cabinet secretary requesting him not to hold the cabinet meeting at Secretariat saying that the prime minister’s movement for this meeting creates traffic jam in the city.
Rollercoaster ride by rickshaw
Thought rickshaw rides are always fun? Not quite, for office-goers at least.