traffic-congestion

There are no designated parking spaces available. As a result, vehicles are being parked along roadsides. In some places, sidewalks are being occupied. In others, parked vehicles are narrowing the roads. This has brought traffic to a standstill in busy areas of Rajshahi city. Drivers and pedestrians are suffering as road safety risks continue to rise. To address the situation, the Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA) has taken an initiative to reclaim parking spaces. Meanwhile, Rajshahi Ci...

Import and export activities through Benapole Port resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for eight consecutive days. Around 3,000 workers joined their duties in the morning to load, unload and clear goods. This has restored activity at the port. According to port sources, import and export activities between the two countries remained suspended for eight consecutive days due to the combination of the Sharadiya Durga Puja holidays and the weekly weekend. However, the movement of pa...

Tourist crowds have increased at tourist destinations in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, during the extended holidays combining Sharadiya Durga Puja and the weekly weekend. Tourists are arriving from different parts of the country to enjoy the beauty of tea gardens, haors and nature. Their arrival has brought renewed activity to local tourism businesses. However, traffic pressure has increased on roads in and around the town. Tourists are facing difficulties due to traffic congestion in some area...

Buses lined up on one side of the road, hawkers occupying the other side and thousands of people trapped in between. It sometimes takes one to two hours to travel just a few kilometers. To provide some relief to Dhaka residents from this familiar suffering, a major initiative has now been taken to change the management of bus terminals and depots. Gulistan and Fulbaria bus terminals which are among the major sources of traffic congestion in the capital are being relocated to Chunkutia in...

The government is moving forward with three new metro rail projects to reduce traffic congestion in the capital and improve the public transport system. The revised costs of MRT Line 1 and MRT Line 5 Northern Route, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), have been approved. At the same time, the new MRT Line 5 Southern Route, jointly funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and South Korea, has also received approval. The three projects were approved at a meeting o...