traffic congestion

Khilkhet to Kuril, Bashundhara traffic halted for over 24hrs for MRT-1 work

The disruption is due to utility relocation work for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1

Battery-powered rickshaw is the way forward

It is essential to bring the entire rickshaw industry under government administration.

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

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.

Eid journey may not be hassle free

Roadside cattle markets and unfinished road expansion work, alongside closing all the garment factories on the same day, are likely to cause suffering to Eid holidaymakers, particularly the north-bound people.

Gridlock at Mirpur-10 / 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.

A road to suffering

Sajjadul Kabir, a private company employee, has to commute to Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area every day from Old Dhaka’s Dhalkanagar.

June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024

Eid journey may not be hassle free

Roadside cattle markets and unfinished road expansion work, alongside closing all the garment factories on the same day, are likely to cause suffering to Eid holidaymakers, particularly the north-bound people.

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.

May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024

A road to suffering

Sajjadul Kabir, a private company employee, has to commute to Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area every day from Old Dhaka’s Dhalkanagar.

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 17, 2023
August 17, 2023

What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?

Unplanned transport infrastructure.

May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023

Surcharge likely on second car

Owners of more than one car are likely to face an environmental protection surcharge from the upcoming fiscal year as the government plans to discourage the use of vehicles in a bid to contain carbon emissions and air pollution.

March 14, 2023
March 14, 2023

Mega-projects, mega-corruption, mega-greed

For how long will public money be plundered without any accountability?

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Can AI solve the insanity of Dhaka’s traffic?

Before jumping into the realm of artificial intelligence, we should start with some old-fashioned “common sense”

December 31, 2022
December 31, 2022

Can the Metro Rail be a Great Equalizer?

A “new” type of urban mobility comes to fruition in the month of the country’s emancipation

December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022

Will we get mobile network connectivity inside the metro rail?

There are growing concerns among citizens regarding smooth mobile network coverage inside the trains.