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Transport in Bangladesh is dominated by roadways, accounting for the majority of both passenger and cargo traffic due to substantial development efforts since independence. Eight major national highways connect the capital, Dhaka , with divisional and district headquarters, port cities, and international routes.
Research suggests that rickshaws account for 34 per cent of the transport sector's total value-added, surpassing motorised road transport by more than double, and exceeding the contributions of Bangladesh Railway and Biman Bangladesh Airlines by factors of 12 and 12.5, respectively. Despite this economic significance, Bangladesh's transport ...
Transport in Dhaka consists of a mixture of cars, buses, rickshaws, motorcycles, and pedestrians, all vying for space in an environment where congestion is a daily challenge. The average traffic speed is 4.8 kilometres per hour (3.0 mph), the slowest in the world, [1] [2] and congestion was estimated to cost the economy US$6.5 billion in 2020.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Economy of Bangladesh Motijheel C/A, the downtown of Dhaka Currency Bangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳) Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June Trade organizations SAFTA, SAARC, BIMSTEC, WTO, AIIB, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, ADB, Developing-8 Country group Developing/Emerging Lower-middle ...
The Revised Strategic Transport Plan approved in 2016 as the successor to the 2005 transport plan, reduced the number of bus rapid transit lines down to two. [11] [12] The budget of BRT Line 3 was fixed at ৳ 2040 crore (US$170 million), which was later increased to ৳ 4268 crore (US$350 million). [13] [9]
The Dhaka Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system serving Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is owned and operated by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. [1] Together with a proposed subway system it is expected to reduce traffic congestion in the city.
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is a state-owned transport corporation of Bangladesh. It was established under the Government Ordinance No.7 of 1961 dated 4 February 1961. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it assumed its current name. [1]
The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi). [6] In 2009, it had 34,168 employees working for the operations. [ 7 ] In the year 2014, Bangladesh Railway recorded a ridership of 65 million passengers for a total of 8,135 million passenger-kilometres , and transported 2.52 million tonnes of freight racking up ...