Traffic

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Transport

Mohakhali makeover: DMP cracks down on traffic chaos

The plan, already underway, tackles issues like illegal parking, unnecessary U-turns, and haphazard bus stops that have long plagued the area. Officials anticipate a full transition within a week.

3km tailback after tolls plazas malfunction after lightning hits Padma Bridge on 6 May 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Lightning hit Padma Bridge toll plaza, caused 3km long tailback on Mawa end

SM Mehedi Hasan, joint commissioner of the DMP south traffic zone, speaks to media during a press briefing at the DMP media centre on Sunday, 5 May 2024. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

DMP fines 360 vehicles using illegal government stickers

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Highways and flyovers: A mirage of development without discipline

Illegally parked cars, rickshaws and makeshift shops that have sprung up along the lakeside, partially block the walkways of Gulshan Lake. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam
Bangladesh

Cars, shops choke Gulshan Lake walkways

Infographics: TBS
Bangladesh

Old Dhaka business halves due to traffic congestion

Places where traffic will be controlled on Independence Day
Bangladesh

Places where traffic will be controlled on Independence Day

Screengrab from video
Crime

No crossing point for 2 months; man lends ladder to passengers for Tk5, gets arrested

Photo: Md Jahidul Islam
Infrastructure

Dhaka North pilots one-way roads, pedestrian zones in Banani to improve traffic flow

Photo: Screen grab from Google Map at around 9:23pm
Bangladesh

Dhaka roads crawl with commuters on Ramadan eve

CMP issues traffic guidelines for International Mother Language Day
Transport

CMP issues traffic guidelines for International Mother Language Day

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Transport

Traffic congestion feared on Airport Road from tomorrow due to underground metro construction

Hawkers encroaching upon footpaths have led to chaotic traffic conditions in Sylhet city, leaving residents and commuters drowning in gridlock throughout the day. The photo was taken in the Zindabazar area of the city on 24 January. Photo: Debashish Debu
Bangladesh

Hawkers spill onto Sylhet city roads, worsening traffic woes