Dhaka roads

Dhaka roads

Deserted streets at Dhaka's Bijoy Sarani on Wednesday. The upcoming election and public holiday have left the city’s major thoroughfares largely empty, with only a few private vehicles and scarce public transport in sight. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Dhaka streets largely empty amid tight security as people leave city to vote

Roads across the city saw fewer cars, CNG auto-rickshaws and buses, while passenger numbers on public transport, including the metro rail, dropped significantly.

Despite the red light, vehicles rush past at Dhaka’s Banglamotor intersection. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Traffic lights back on Dhaka roads: Order improves, but old habits die hard

File photo of traffic jam on Dhaka roads/UNB

DMP to commuters: Leave for work early to avoid possible traffic jams

Vehicles ply through a narrow passage while pedestrians walk past an open hole dug out as part of the repair works on the Mohakhali-Gulshan link road in the capital. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Commuters' nightmare on dug up Mohakhali-Gulshan link road

Motorbikers often face accidents due to bumps created by high and low layers of pitches on the roads without any divider or mark. The photo was taken from Uttara in the capital recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Ongoing BRT project make major road a death trap in Dhaka

Picture: TBS

Dhaka traffic worsens after accidents for a lack of heavy-duty wreckers

Law drafted, piloting of Nagar Paribahan to continue till it is passed

Law drafted, piloting of Nagar Paribahan to continue till it is passed

A Dhaka Nagar Paribahan double-decker bus is stuck in a traffic jam in the capital. The service was launched on some routes to restore order in the public transport service in the capital but it is yet to solve the problems due to various reasons. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Illegal buses, gridlocks hurting Nagar Paribahan

Photo: Collected

‘VIP movement’ on roads: Do rules allow it?

Photo: TBS

No room to walk on walkways

Estimated cost of Dhaka Subway

Dhaka Subway: Traffic woes to be eased further by 2030

Photo-Jahidul Islam

Dhaka wears eerily quiet look amid lockdown and rain