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Elenga to Bangabandhu Bridge / Holidaymakers suffer due to traffic chaos; hundreds of vehicles stuck in tailback
A long tailback on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway, specially from Elenga to Bangabandhu Bridge, has caused immense suffering to thousands of homebound people ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid journey: Snarl-ups mostly at Dhaka exits
Rifat Jahan was worried about her Eid journey home with her son and niece as her husband could not accompany them on the trip to Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila.
Eid journey: Tailbacks return
Sources said pressure on the public transportation system -- buses, trains and launches -- rose manifold from the evening due to a sudden rise of passengers
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.
Do we have a vision for Dhaka?
Dhaka is now a black hole: a city consuming millions of residents but has no sense of quality life.
What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?
Unplanned transport infrastructure.
More roads are not the answer to Bangladesh’s traffic problem
The more roads you build, the more cars there will be to fill them up. I am no expert, but the numbers don’t lie.
“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-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Traffic condition improves as 3 more toll booths opened
The 55km-long Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway today (July 1, 2022) witnessed slowdown of traffic on the first day of toll collection as all the booths of the toll plaza could not be opened. , traffic jam, traffic congestion, tailback, , toll plaza, Korean Expressway Corporation, Bogail toll plaza, slowdown of traffic
Eid rush, rain cause 20km-tailback on highway
Thousands of passengers face untold sufferings on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to a 20-kilometre tailback caused by incessant rain and heavy pressure of vehicles ahead of Eid-ul-Azha since early morning.
Trapped in demo, Dhaka stalls
Traffic problems reaches acute levels in Dhaka after road blockades were set up at several key points by demonstrating public university students.
University students cripple Dhaka with anti-VAT demo
Private university students hit the streets across Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on tuition fees - a day after police opened fire on East West University students demonstrating on the same demand.
Moghbazar flyover ordeal won’t end soon (video)
What began as the construction of a one-of-a-kind elevated expressway in Dhaka two years ago, the Moghbazar flyover has suffered periods of lags in the making. The traffic situation along the construction site that has turned worse is unlikely to get better until the completion of the structure – not before 2017.
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.
Traffic gridlock in Uttara
Traffic gridlock on airport road in Uttara area became acute due to heavy rain and pressure of the Dhaka-bound vehicles from different adjoining districts.
Home-goers suffer on Dhaka-Tangail highway
Thousands of home-goers go through an indescribable suffering as their vehicles get stranded in a huge tailback on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.
Traffic jam and shopping: Make the best out of Ramadan
Two major aspects of Ramadan are self control and charity. Ramadan also means an increased traffic on the roads. And with everyone rushing to finish shopping before Eid comes knocking at our doors, traffic jams waste away our entire day and all our plans. Here’s how The Daily Star Online thinks you can make the best out the Ramadan traffic jam and shopping:
2 Ctg students' death in road crash sparks protest
Traffic movement on Dhaka-Chittagong highway remains suspended for two and a half hours as college students block road in port city after truck kills two of their fellows.
City dwellers gasp in gridlock
In addition to water-logging on some key city roads, vehicles passing through Gulshan-1, Gulshan-2, Rampura, Badda and Baridhara remained stuck for hours as police cleared route for passage of the prime minister.
