Road Connection

Road Connection

Bangladesh plans mega road network to become South Asia's trade hub

Bangladesh plans mega road network to become South Asia's trade hub

World Bank to fund a Tk111cr technical assistance programme designed to identify key projects for the plan

With major lanes closed off, transports navigate narrow lanes as upgrade work of the 190-kilometre Tangail-Rangpur road into a four-lane highway is underway. Launched in 2016, the project was initially slated for completion by 2021 but officials say it is unlikely to be completed by the extended deadline of December 2024. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Khorshed Alam

Tangail-Rangpur highway: Progress 73%, completion unlikely this year

A Tk31 lakh culvert bridge over the Banshgada canal in Satkhira’s Dholihar has been out of service for six years as the approach roads at both ends remain unfinished. Photo: TBS

Six years on, still no connecting roads with culvert bridge

Photo: Rajib Dhar

'Connectivity is productivity, productivity is connectivity'

Illustration: Collected

Land acquisition delays slow 190km road upgradation