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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.
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 ...
[a] 464.2 hectares (4.642 km 2) of land will be needed to be acquired by Bangladesh Railway to implement the project. [1] Chinese companies and the World Bank have shown interest in providing funding for the project through public–private partnership and build-own-operate models. [6] [7] [8]
Road Transport and Highways Division signed an agreement with the government of Japan worth 88 billion Taka to build three bridges and one flyover. [5] The department drafted the Road Transport Act in 2017 which was subsequently approved by the cabinet of Bangladesh.
Head office of Roads and Highways Department under construction at South Kunipara, Tejgaon, Dhaka. The Roads and Highways Department (Bengali: সড়ক ও জনপথ অধিদপ্তর) is an agency of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges across Bangladesh.
The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj.At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency.On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
For transportation of cargo, BRTC operates a fleet of 170 trucks. [5] About twenty percent of the government food transport uses BRTC's trucks. The two main truck depots are located at Dhaka and Chittagong. BRTC's main driver training institute is located in Joydevpur, Gazipur District, about forty kilometres north of Dhaka.