Dhaka traffic

Buses on a Dhaka road. File Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Transport

Traffic violations: DMP file 292 cases, fine Tk11.58 lakh in one day

There are about 4,500 policemen to maintain the traffic in the Dhaka megacity of 2 crore people.

As Dhaka chokes in traffic amid demos, public attention turns to 'inefficient' traffic cops
Bangladesh

As Dhaka chokes in traffic amid demos, public attention turns to 'inefficient' traffic cops

A student, while managing traffic at the entrance of Dhaka University area on Friday, holds a placard that reads ‘ambulance lane’, indicating to passing vehicles that the lane is only for emergency use – a concept which has been absent in Bangladesh. Students have been managing traffic on the roads after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on 5 August. However, the DMP withdrew traffic police from the capital on 3 August to ensure their safety during the recent violent protests. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

A week after govt falls, Dhaka streets yet to see traffic police

Photos: TBS
Bangladesh

Some normalcy restored in capital as traffic, public transportation surge

There are no traffic jams, a rare sight in a city known for its gridlock, as public and private transport remain largely off the roads. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Dhaka roads see an unusual emptiness

Cars stuck in traffic in Dhaka. File Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Dhaka standstill as protest, festival trigger heavy traffic woes 

Rickshaws clog the Chawk Circular Road in Old Dhaka, making the movement of pedestrians difficult. A glut of rickshaws on narrow roads and alleys contributes to traffic jams across the city. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

One-way street, clear footpath: The way Dhaka can untangle its traffic knots

View of the Expressway from near the entrance. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Homegoers resort to iftar on road amid long tailback on Expressway, adjacent roads 

Traffic movement in Dhaka streets is more today compared to the earlier hartals and blockades of the opposition parties this month. This photo was captured in the capital’s Banglamotor intersection on Monday, 20 November 2023, morning, the second day of a 48-hour hartal called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded parties. Photo: Md Tajul Islam
Transport

Day 2 of hartal underway with near regular traffic on Dhaka streets

Vehicles run in much greater numbers than in earlier opposition protest movements this month on a road in the capital’s Shyamoli area on Sunday, the first day of a 48-hour hartal called by opposition parties. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Transport

Dhaka traffic near normal as BNP-Jamaat hartal underway

Dhaka traffic is much better when schools are closed. Why not use school buses?
Panorama

Dhaka traffic is much better when schools are closed. Why not use school buses?

Photo: Jahir Rayhan
Transport

Commuters suffer as BNP, Jamaat blockade causes lean traffic

Photo: Foisal Ahmed/TBS
Bangladesh

Dhaka commuters suffer due to transport shortage amid political rallies, clashes