Roads and Highways Department (RHD)

Roads and Highways Department (RHD)

The Jashore Khulna highway remains muddy for days after the rains end. Photo: TBS

Highways crumbling amid repair delays and contractor blacklisting

In FY25, of Tk2,615cr allocated for road maintenance, only Tk1,095cr — just 42% — was spent, leaving 1,200 km of roads unrepaired out of a 2,200 km target

A segment of the Jashore-Khulna Highway reveals its perilous state, worsened by recent rains. The road is now riddled with numerous potholes, creating significant hazards for both heavy vehicles and daily commuters. Photo: TBS

Mud, potholes turn Jashore-Khulna highway into a traffic nightmare, businesses suffer

Infograph: TBS

Costly delays and doubts: Dhaka's BRT project spirals further with 55% cost jump

Locals and passengers plant paddy seedlings in rain-filled potholes on the Faridpur-Bhanga highway on Friday. Photo: TBS

Locals protest by planting paddy seedlings in potholes on Faridpur-Bhanga highway

Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, talking to reporters after a meeting on road safety with various government departments at the BRTA head office in Dhaka on 11 January 2025. Photo: Focus Bangla

RHD, BRTA will be held accountable for road accidents: Adviser Fouzul

Vehicles navigate through a pothole-riddled section of the Khulna-Satkhira highway, a 33-kilometre stretch now in a deteriorated state. Constructed over four years ago with a budget of Tk160 crore, the road has become uneven and difficult for travel. This photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Highways give way under floods and repair delays

Photo: TBS

Bangabandhu Expressway users directed to take alternative routes from 19 Feb to 6 Mar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS

Collect tolls from regional highways: PM Hasina

Govt plans to use nanotech for ensuring road safety: Official

Govt plans to use nanotech for ensuring road safety: Official

Infographic: TBS

Plastic road offers a greener way to travel in Bangladesh

UCB signs MoU with RHD for cash collection on Bangabandhu Expressway

UCB signs MoU with RHD for cash collection on Bangabandhu Expressway

Photo: Jahir Rayhan

Roads to Padma Bridge getting ready for the big day

Photo: TBS

10% subsidy at toll plazas for fast track lane users