Dhaka-Chittagong Highway
AI cameras to be installed on Dhaka-Chittagong highway
The Dhaka-Chittagong highway is set to be dotted with artificial intelligence (AI) based CCTV cameras covering a span of 250 kilometres. The cameras, financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at BDT 152 crore 56 lakhs, are aimed at enhancing the capabilities of the highway police, according to sources associated with the project.
2 killed in Comilla road crash
Two people are killed and 20 others injured in a road crash at Daudkandi upazilla of Comilla.
Ferry delays add to misery
With the Eid-ul-Azha only two days away, holidaymakers leaving Dhaka were delayed in long tailbacks on some major highways.
23-km long tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway
A 23-kilometre tailback is created on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway due to heavy rush of vehicles as Eid journey of home-goers begin.
25-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Hundreds of passengers are stuck in a 25-kilometre tailback on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway. The tailback that ensued on Wednesday stretched from Meghna-Gumti Bridge toll plaza to Jinglatoli in Daudkandi upazila.
15km tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway
Hundreds of passengers have been suffering a lot as a 15-kilometre-long tailback is created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway due to slow movement of vehicles ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in Daudkandi area.
10-km-long tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway
A 10-km tailback has been created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Fatehpur, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Transport workers stage demo on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Transport workers in Chittagong block the Dhaka-Chittagong highway for two hours and attack drivers plying vehicles following the recent suspension on plying of public transports called by the bus owners and workers in different districts.
Transport workers beat up student
During a demo of transport workers, an altercation broke out between them and passengers of a bus at Mouchak area of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj, witnesses say.
Strong currents in Padma river disrupt ferry services at Paturia-Daulatdia ghat
Several hundred vehicles are at a stand-still on both sides at the Paturia- Daulatdia ferry ghat as strong currents on the Padma river hamper ferry services.
Holidaymakers suffer for tailbacks in Comilla, Munshiganj highways
Eid holidaymakers suffer on their way home due to tailbacks on the highways in Comilla and Munshiganj.
Long tailbacks on highways for Eid rush
Thousands of home-bound holidaymakers, who are leaving Dhaka, face long tailbacks at places on different highways outside the city due to the heavy pressure of vehicles.
A highway to growth
The expanded four-lane highways connecting Dhaka with Chittagong and Mymensingh would make travel faster and easier, and advance trade, export and import, contributing to the GDP.
PM to inaugurate 2 four-lane highways July 2
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Dhaka-Chittagong and Joydebpur-Mymensingh four-lane highways on July 2, the road transport and bridges minister says.
5 killed, 30 hurt in Narayanganj road crashes
Five people are killed and over 30 injured in separate road crashes in Narayanganj.
Dhaka-Ctg highway blockade lifted, traffic resumes
Traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong highway has returned to normal after one-and-half hour following the death of a college student in Comilla yesterday.
Two kids in a cruel world
His fractured left arm was bandaged while wounds were still fresh on his forehead and cheek and in the corner of one eye.
Reckless driving ruins 2 families
Reckless driving virtually wiped out two families yesterday as slack enforcement of traffic rules continue to give law-breaking drivers impunity, exposing thousands of road users to the constant danger.
Cop killed in Feni road crash
A policeman is killed and three others injured as a police pickup van falls into a roadside ditch after being hit by a truck at Kajirdighi on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Feni Sadar upazila.
