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Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Jibon Sheikh, 24, son of late Nurul Islam of Kalligao area of Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj and Mohammad Rehan, 36, son of Mahiuddin Ahmed of Fakirbari area of Shirazdikhan upazila. One of the seriously injured people is 28-year-old Amit. The identity of the other injured has not yet […]
There are designated bus stops on the expressway, yet buses pick up and drop passengers elsewhere. There are at least eight such 'bus stops' between Jazeera and Bhanga. On Wednesday, buses were seen loading and unloading passengers in Ramanakanda, Surjanagar, Pachhar and Naodoba areas. Buses stopped for 5-10 minutes in Pachhar Circle and Bhanga toll […]
The length of the main expressway is 19.73 km and the estimated construction cost is Tk 89.4 billion. The route of this expressway covers Kawla at the south of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Kuril, Banani, Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Moghbazar, Kamalapur, Sayedabad, Jatrabari, and Kutubkhali on Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Kawala to Tejgaon […]
Saidul Kabir, an official of Bangladesh Railway’s Dhaka division, said train operations from Dhaka to other parts of the country were suspended after the derailment. Firdous Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhaka Railway Police Station, said that on information, a police team went to the spot. Three to four people have suffered minor injuries in the […]
Since the average toll collection per vehicle now stands at Taka 82, it is understandable that no significant number of buses or trucks passed through the expressway during the three days. According to experts, city dwellers generally commute short distances and Dhaka is no exception. Since there is a lack of bus stops at kilometer […]
ADB assisted in project structuring, negotiation, tender execution and provided assistance for commercial award and financial closure, the release said. “We have partnered with public authorities in Bangladesh to prepare, market and attract private sector partners to design, build, finance, operate and maintain this expressway,” said Cleo Kawawaki, Head of ADB Market Development and PPP […]
A total of 264 people died in 22 accidents in the nine months from June 2022 to March 2023 on the Bangabandhu Expressway (Dhaka-Bhanga Highway). This means that almost one death occurred every day on the expressway. The expressway has several safety flaws and an urgent road safety audit is needed. “This essentially suggests that […]
The supervision is all set to erect a 34-km-long towering expressway for $2 billion to couple a collateral with twenty-six districts in a north as well as south-west of a country. The illusive lane for a two-lane expressway, voiced to revoke travelling time to a good border in future, would begin from Hazrat Shahjalal International […]
