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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.
Together with the Maitree Express train and the Bandhan Express train, the Mitali Express train is the third modern-day fully air conditioned passenger train link between the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Both the prime ministers of the two neighbouring countries officially inaugurated the non-stop passenger train with ten ...
In 2013, the government of Bangladesh formulated a policy aimed at coordinating multimodal transportation in the country. Two years later the Strategic Transport Plan was finalized which recommended the construction of 21 transport hubs in Dhaka Division. Kamalapur was one of the proposed transport hubs. [1]
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$360 million). [13] [9]
The Bandhan Express train (Bengali: বন্ধন এক্সপ্রেস) is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city Kolkata and the Bangladeshi city Khulna every week. It is the second modern day, fully air conditioned passenger train link between the Indian state West Bengal and Bangladesh.
Palanquins, existing since the pre-modern era, were the popular mode of transportation in Dhaka until about 150 years ago. These box-like structures, carried by four to eight people, were frequently used for formal events like weddings and even to transport patients. Initially limited to the wealthy, palanquins gradually spread among common people.
Khulna's economy is mainly marine, sea port and local industry based and it is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 billion in gross regional domestic product and $95 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2020. Khulna is on the Rupsha and Bhairab River, a strategic industrial point in southwestern Bangladesh. It is also an ...
To implement Dhaka's 20-year-long Strategic Transport Plan, the government of Bangladesh invited the Japan International Cooperation Agency to conduct a primary survey and feasibility study on the transport system of Dhaka in 2009–2010. In 2012, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the project.