traffic congestion
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.
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.
What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?
Unplanned transport infrastructure.
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.
Mega-projects, mega-corruption, mega-greed
For how long will public money be plundered without any accountability?
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”
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
Will we get mobile network connectivity inside the metro rail?
There are growing concerns among citizens regarding smooth mobile network coverage inside the trains.
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 culture. It is much more than a result of broken bureaucracy, inadequate infrastructure, and ad-hoc planning.
Curbing traffic jam: JS body formed to suggest ways
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home today formed a three-member sub-committee to find ways to reduce Dhaka’s traffic agony.
Morning sees gridlock in Dhaka
Monday morning rush hour traffic seemed more packed than usual, as vehicles were at a standstill at different parts of Dhaka.
Weekend sees unusual traffic
It is the last day of the weekend. But city dwellers have been experiencing bumper-to-bumper traffic on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in Dhaka since morning just like the week days.
