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.

The severe traffic congestion on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway that started since Thursday night (July 7, 2022) has no signs of abating till today (July 9, 2022).

People going to their hometowns from Dhaka to spend Eid suffered immensely due to shortage of buses, long tailbacks on the highways and delayed trains.

Due to a lack of public transport, Md Asif had to change vehicles several times to reach Gulistan from Mirpur. He had to take a rickshaw ride, get off and then on a Laguna, and finally just walk to his destination.

A mobile court in Shariatpur today (July 8, 2022) fined five buses Tk 50,000 for charging double fare from homegoers.

The Bangabandhu Bridge has set a new record in the amount of toll collected from vehicles in 24 hours till 6:00am today (July 8, 2022).

Many low-income homegoers have been traveling on trucks while putting their lives in danger on the Dhaka-Aricha and Nabinagar Chandra highways since this (July 8, 2022) morning.

Eid homegoers have been suffering in a 26km long tailback on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway due to a heavy rush of vehicles.

A 25km long tailback was created on the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway today (July 8, 2022) following huge pressure of vehicles on both sides of the bridge ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

People heading for northern districts to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha in their village yesterday faced suffering for want of vehicles, overcharging and traffic congestion on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway.

Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has appointed contractor for supplying, installing and maintaining Weigh in Motion (WIM) for Bangabandhu Bridge, also known as Jamuna Bridge.

The government’s decision to impose complete ban on motorcycles on highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha will compel Eid holidaymakers to face more hassle on their journey home, Road Safety Foundation said in a statement today (July 7, 2022).

Increased number of vehicles on the Tangail-Sirajganj route has created long tailbacks  near Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.

A special cattle train from Chapainawabganj left for Dhaka today (July 6, 2022) with 22 sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

About nine years back, the government approved a project to build a 613-meter-long four-lane flyover at Bhulta on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway to reduce traffic congestion and road crashes.

Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.

From September 14, the government will not register motorcycles unless their owners have a driving licence, the BRTA has said.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will not issue registration for motorcycles without driver's licence from September 15.

A four-km-long tailback has formed on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai due to road repair works.

China has proposed to build the Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway under a government-to-government-Public Private Partnership (G2G-PPP) framework, bringing the project cancelled last year back into focus.