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(This story was updated to add new information.) Update: Maryland State Police, as of 2:15 p.m. Thursday, did not have an updated ETA for when southbound Interstate 81 will fully reopen near ...
The N1 or Dhaka–Chittagong Highway is the main transportation artery of Bangladesh, connecting the capital city of Dhaka and the southern port city of Chittagong. [citation needed] Approximately 465 kilometres (289 miles) in length, the highway starts at Jatrabari in Dhaka and ends at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 1:07 p.m. Thursday to add new details, and updated at 2:21 p.m. to note the reopening of I-81. Northbound Interstate 81 in the Williamsport area reopened ...
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.
The road network of Bangladesh consists of national highways (designated by a number preceded by "N"), regional highways (R numbers) and zilla or district roads (Z numbers) which are maintained by Roads and Highways Department, as well as Upazila Roads, Union Roads, and Village Roads which are maintained by Local Government Engineering Department.The total length of roads in Bangladesh used to ...
By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse tens of thousands of students protesting for an eighth day to demand safer roads after two teenagers ...
The average traffic speed is less than seven kilometres per hour (4.3 mph), the slowest in the world, [1] and congestion was estimated to cost the economy US$6.5 billion in 2020. Dubbed "the rickshaw capital of the world," [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] cycle rickshaws are the most popular and ubiquitous mode of transport in Dhaka, preferred for their ...
Aug. 10—A crash on Interstate 81 northbound has traffic backed up in the area of the Highridge and Minersville exits. The communications center reported a possible rollover at about 3:12 p.m. on ...