Dhaka's traffic congestion
Bringing order to our roads won't be an easy task, but it's not impossible either
Dhaka's traffic system is one of the most chaotic in the world. Due to the city's notorious traffic congestion, people suffer economically, physically and even psychologically.
Traffic woes continue to hamper people’s lives and limit the potential for growth
A few days ago I travelled to Kushtia, a city situated in the southwest of Bangladesh from my hometown, Mymensingh. As our car was about to enter the city, we were faced with a huge tailback of...
Bringing order to our roads won't be an easy task, but it's not impossible either
Dhaka's traffic system is one of the most chaotic in the world. Due to the city's notorious traffic congestion, people suffer economically, physically and even psychologically.
Resolving Dhaka's congestion
We are hardly surprised by a new estimation by Accident Research Institute (ARI) of BUET that Dhaka's traffic congestion eats up around 5 million working hours and causes an annual loss of Tk...
More auto-rickshaws!
The horrific traffic congestion that Dhaka commuters must suffer everyday has become a chronic problem.
Traffic congestion in Sylhet
Only a few years back, traffic congestion was rarely seen on the roads of Sylhet, but now it has become a regular phenomenon.
Bikers rule footpaths, pedestrians roads (video)
If you are told: Name a city where you can drive or walk as you like, the first answer would be Dhaka! Because people find their own ways to go around the city. Traffic signals change colors—from...
Dhaka is like an ICU patient: Annisul
Dhaka North city Mayor Annisul Huq compares Dhaka’s state to that of an ailing patient in the intensive care unit of a hospital.
Rethinking the roots of Dhaka's traffic congestion
The sooner we realize that Dhaka's traffic congestion is not a problem of transportation engineering alone the better. This is also a problem of ...