Traffic Jam in Bangladesh

Gridlock on Dhaka-Chattogram highway puts commuters in distress

Commuters travelling on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway today are having to wait it out for hours due to a 10-kilometre tailback from Signboard to Langolbondo area on the highway in Narayanganj..Apart from this, there is another 10-kilometre long tailback stretching from Kanchpur to Daudkandi

“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.

‘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.

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.

Quader says sorry for home-goers’ sufferings on highways

Expressing sorrow for Eid holidaymakers' sufferings on highways amid gridlocks, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the situation will improve this afternoon.

30km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

A 30-kilometer tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway, causing immense sufferings to the holidaymakers.

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.

Unusual traffic irks commuters in Dhaka

Vehicular movement across several points in Dhaka city come to an almost standstill, causing suffering for commuters. Posts are flooding Traffic Alert group in Facebook where people were complaining about today’s unusual traffic congestion in the city.

Paturia-Daulatdia: Sufferings as tailback reaches 4km

Hundreds of passengers, including children and women, went through immense suffering as ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route has been facing disruption since Thursday due to strong current and poor navigability in the Padma.

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Gridlock on Dhaka-Chattogram highway puts commuters in distress

Commuters travelling on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway today are having to wait it out for hours due to a 10-kilometre tailback from Signboard to Langolbondo area on the highway in Narayanganj..Apart from this, there is another 10-kilometre long tailback stretching from Kanchpur to Daudkandi

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.

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 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 11, 2019
August 11, 2019

Quader says sorry for home-goers’ sufferings on highways

Expressing sorrow for Eid holidaymakers' sufferings on highways amid gridlocks, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the situation will improve this afternoon.

August 11, 2019
August 11, 2019

30km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

A 30-kilometer tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway, causing immense sufferings to the holidaymakers.

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.

November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018

Unusual traffic irks commuters in Dhaka

Vehicular movement across several points in Dhaka city come to an almost standstill, causing suffering for commuters. Posts are flooding Traffic Alert group in Facebook where people were complaining about today’s unusual traffic congestion in the city.

September 30, 2018
September 30, 2018

Paturia-Daulatdia: Sufferings as tailback reaches 4km

Hundreds of passengers, including children and women, went through immense suffering as ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route has been facing disruption since Thursday due to strong current and poor navigability in the Padma.

September 10, 2018
September 10, 2018

Body formed to discipline Dhaka’s transport

A committee has been formed to bring discipline in Dhaka city’s transport sector, that has been a major point of talks since road safety protests last month.