The traffic jam, which began around midnight, continued to spread and covered at least 20 kilometres on both sides of the bridge by this morning
Traffic congestion had spread to various parts of the city, Mirpur and Uttara experienced comparatively less disruption
Ninety-six-year-old Nurjahan Begum left her home in Old Dhaka’s Mogholtuli for her daughter’s house in Banasree around 2:00pm yesterday.
Traffic was halted on both lanes of the highway
Over the years, the authorities spent over Tk 119 crore on modernising the equipment, but Dhaka traffic is mostly managed manually.
For the roughly 20 million residents, it seems there are almost as many protest rallies as there are people
Due to long tailbacks and gridlock on major intersections, many students and office-goers are facing significant inconvenience
The event drew a significant number of madrasa students from various districts
The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory
Regarding unplanned development in Dhaka, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that Dhaka’s condition is sad and appalling to watch.
Dhaka city residents were stuck on the road today as traffic came to standstill for the second consecutive day.
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.
Eid holidaymakers, who have been suffering immensely on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to 65-kilometre tailback, vandalise two vehicles in Tangail.
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.
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
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.
Passengers have been suffering immensely on Dhaka-Tangail highway as vehicles are moving slowly due to yesterday night’s tailback caused by heavy rains
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.
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.
