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Traffic
TrafficLack of toilets: A big concern for female traffic police
Traffic constable Sulka Basu’s life is busy like the rushing vehicles on Dhaka streets. Seldom can she sit idle. She regulates traffic movement at the Russell Square.
Public transport
Everything changes in Dhaka, except buses
The exterior of most of the buses and minibuses in Dhaka looks faded and dilapidated. There are no rear indicator lights. The seats are uncomfortable and the buses are crowded. In summer, the people ...
Dhaka traffic gridlock eats up 5m work hours a year: Minister
Planning minister MA Mannan on Sunday said administrative decentralisation can be an option to reduce Dhaka’s nagging traffic jam.“The traffic management in Dhaka is now in a dire situation. Support ...
High promises for driverless cars unfulfilled
The first driverless cars were supposed to be deployed on the roads of American cities in 2019, but just a few days before the end of the year, the lofty promises of car manufacturers and Silicon ...
DMP issues traffic guidelines for Victory Day
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued guidelines for vehicular movement at key points in the capital on the occasion of Victory Day to be celebrated on Monday, reports news agency BSS.In ...
Police checking triggers tailback
A five-kilometre long tailback was created on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Thursday after law enforcers set up check posts at different points of the highway, causing immense sufferings to passengers, ...
Dhaka flyovers aggravate traffic jam: Experts
Dhaka has witnessed seven flyovers built in and around the city over the past 15 years, aiming to mitigate its nagging traffic jams. But the virtually unchanged situation posed a question as to ...
List of 1500 'intruders' in PM Hasina's hands, says Quader
Road transport and bridges minister, Obaidul Quader, on Friday said the Road Transport Act had been enacted to bring discipline on roads and highways of the country, reports UNB. “Our main ...
Parking could be a boon
With little signs of any improvement in traffic management, implementation of rules related to fines such as illegal parking falls as an unfair dilemma on the car owning public. In the absence of car ...
Darkness under the light
Bangladesh has made enormous strides in many sectors.The country’s economic growth crossed 8 per cent last fiscal. Its forex reserve went over 33 billion, which is enviable for any nation. Bangladesh ...
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