With the announcement of holidays in factories for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliamentary) elections, a large number of working people have started returning to their villages. With thousands of people going home at the same time, the traffic pressure on the Dhaka-Tangel and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways in Ghazipur has increased manifold. Intermittent traffic congestion is […]
There was order on the highways despite the traffic congestion
The 15 km stretch of road from Jhenaidah town to Kaliganj had formed several mounds of displaced bitumen due to the pressure of heavy vehicles. The road has completely deteriorated at many places including Chutalia, Tentultala, Bishaikhali, Gariwala, Koyargachhi and Khoyartala. The result is that drivers have to struggle a lot to drive on this […]
Heatwave: Vehicles stuck on melted road
Passengers and bus drivers fear trouble on this route
The government will acquire land from Bhanga and Nagarkanda subdistricts in Faridpur, Maqsoodpur and Kashiani subdistricts in Gopalganj, Lohagara and Sadar subdistricts in Narail, and Bagherpara, Jhikragcha, Sharsha and Sadar subdistricts in Jashore. At present, there is a two-lane highway from Bhanga to Benapole and it will be upgraded to four-lane after acquisition of about […]
More dust due to construction works Construction activities increase in Dhaka during winter as builders prefer the season with little or no rain. The construction and repair of buildings and roads and other infrastructure adds to air pollution and human suffering. Presently the drain is being constructed on Mohkhali-Gulshan link road. “The dust menace increased […]
However, multiple sources in BGMEA have confirmed two incidents of theft in 2019. The next year it increased to nine. There have been 22 such incidents in the first seven months of last year. At the same time, 20-25 thefts have taken place so far in the current year. This indicates an increase in the […]
Expanding road network throughout the country has been a success story for Bangladesh after separation from Pakistan. These highways have boosted rural economy. But number of vehicles plying on highways has increased significantly in past few decades. This has contributed to deadly head to head collision on highways. Moreover local slow moving small transports like […]
