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Thousands throng Suhrawardy Udyan for Olama Mashayekh rally
The event drew a significant number of madrasa students from various districts
5 November 2024
Workers block highway for 2nd day, 15-km tailback in Ashulia
The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory
1 October 2024
Intense traffic grips Dhaka as polytechnic students block Satrasta Mor
Hundreds of students gathered in the intersection around 11:30am, said a traffic sergeant of the area.
9 September 2024
15km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Hundreds of passengers have been suffering delays due to a 15-kilometre-long tailback on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway that started this morning
28 August 2024
Flood water disrupts traffic on Dhaka-Ctg highway
The flood situation of Cumilla has deteriorated further due to heavy rains and onrush of water from India
22 August 2024
Protests sprout across Dhaka, cause intense traffic congestion
Commuters have been suffering on the roads since morning today due to heavy traffic congestion, mainly caused by protest programmmes held by different groups on Dhaka streets
21 August 2024
Dhaka commuters suffer in heavy traffic
DMP asks people to keep time in hand to avoid delays
7 July 2024
7km tailback on Tangail side of Bangabandhu Bridge
Tk 3.80cr toll collected from the bridge in 24 hours
15 June 2024
Eid rush: People suffer as highways clog up
As thousands of Eid holidaymakers left Dhaka yesterday, many suffered on roads due traffic congestions on three major highways and at an exit point of the capital in the morning.
14 June 2024
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.
20 May 2024
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
9 April 2024
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.
8 April 2024
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
8 April 2024
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.
2 April 2024
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.
29 August 2023
What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?
Unplanned transport infrastructure.
17 August 2023
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.
3 June 2023
“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.
12 July 2022
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.
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1 July 2022
A guide to surviving Dhaka traffic in the heat
Dhaka traffic, a never-ending nuisance
16 May 2022