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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
Bangabandhu Tunnel: Tk25 lakh toll collected on first weekly holiday since opening

Bangladesh

UNB
04 November, 2023, 10:00 am
Last modified: 04 November, 2023, 04:47 pm

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Bangabandhu Tunnel: Tk25 lakh toll collected on first weekly holiday since opening

On the first weekly holiday since the tunnel had opened, vehicles took 30 to 45 minutes to cross the tunnel instead of the usual 3.5 minutes due to the heavy traffic

UNB
04 November, 2023, 10:00 am
Last modified: 04 November, 2023, 04:47 pm
Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram earned Tk25 lakh toll on the first weekly holiday since its opening, as some 7,000 vehicles went through it from 8 am to 8 pm on Friday.

Tanvir Rifat, assistant engineer (toll and traffic) of the tunnel, shared the information with UNB.

The pressure of vehicles was high on the first weekly holiday since the tunnel had opened as thousands of commuters thronged it — causing traffic congestion on both sides, he said.

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Vehicles took 30 to 45 minutes to cross the tunnel instead of the usual 3.5 minutes due to the heavy traffic.

Belayet Hossain, toll manager of the tunnel, said the high number of commuters in vehicles contributed to the traffic gridlock on Friday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country's first underwater tunnel on 28 October.

Tk 12,13,300 was collected as a toll, as 5,429 vehicles used the tunnel on the first day it opened to traffic (29 October).

On the second day, some 3,205 vehicles went through the tunnel and Tk 7.1 lakh was collected as toll.

The tunnel opened for vehicular movement at 6am on 29 October. Traffic movement remained low due to the ongoing countrywide hartal called by the opposition parties on Sunday.

As many as 14 boxes were set up at Anwara end to collect the toll.

A total of 12 categories of vehicles will be able to go through the Bangabandhu Tunnel.

The minimum toll for traffic movement in the tunnel has been set at Tk 200, and the maximum is Tk 1,000. Motorcycles or three-wheelers will not be allowed in the Bangabandhu Tunnel.

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