Dhaka traffic

Dhaka: madness, resilience and love

Living in Dhaka is an adventure like no other; a chaotic symphony where every moment feels like a test of resilience. The city thrives on contradictions, making survival an art form and endurance a badge of honour.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trapped in Dhaka’s traffic: How to overcome this crisis?

Traffic congestion is more than an inconvenience—it is a crisis that demands urgent action.
7 October 2024, 11:31 AM

Regulating Dhaka traffic: Are ‘gate lock’ and speed caps all that it takes?

Unless things change on the street level, no rules or infrastructure can efficiently resolve Dhaka's traffic gridlock.
15 May 2024, 01:00 AM

Dhaka traffic still light as offices, banks, courts reopen

After five days of Eid and Pahela Baishakh vacation, offices, courts, banks, and stock markets opened today
15 April 2024, 09:40 AM

Meet the software that wants to fix Dhaka traffic

Sigmind.ai, a Bangladesh-based AI company, has recently launched TrafficFlow, a software solution for real-time traffic management in urban environments. According to the startup, this AI-based software aims to address the bustling traffic challenges of Dhaka city.
19 March 2024, 10:01 AM

Airport Road may face traffic jams from tomorrow

DMTCL requested commuters to plan their journey accordingly
28 January 2024, 13:08 PM

Will road safety remain a mirage?

We have yet to see the full implementation of the Road Transport Act, 2018, even though five years have passed since its passage in parliament
12 December 2023, 08:45 AM

VIP movements are Dhaka’s undiagnosed illness

If the capital's traffic condition makes you angry, you're normal
8 December 2023, 01:00 AM

Why exactly is Dhaka the slowest city in the world?

It is not enough to plan and build expensive flyovers, expressways, metro rail or BRT.
7 October 2023, 03:00 AM

The expressway’s hope of reducing traffic is not lost yet

While roads are being constructed on top of each other, no new streets are being created.
30 September 2023, 15:00 PM

What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?

Unplanned transport infrastructure.
17 August 2023, 00:00 AM

10 Things I Hate About Dhaka

I hate the way I don't hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.
7 April 2023, 17:00 PM

Expecting productivity after long commute hours is unreasonable

Even carrying out the simplest task like taking a shower, eating, and forcing yourself to rest feels productive.
16 March 2023, 00:00 AM

Can AI solve the insanity of Dhaka’s traffic?

Before jumping into the realm of artificial intelligence, we should start with some old-fashioned “common sense”
12 January 2023, 18:17 PM

Survival of the Noisiest

Living with Dhaka’s noise pollution is a gruelling endurance test.
7 January 2023, 15:00 PM

Is the metro rail really opening tomorrow?

The limited launch of the metro tomorrow is unlikely to make any real dent in Dhaka's traffic problem
27 December 2022, 10:58 AM

Long tailback in Motijheel as RMG workers block roads  

Garment workers blocked roads in Dhaka's Motijheel and Kamalapur areas, demanding withdrawal of the authorities' decision of shifting the factories to somewhere else.
1 November 2022, 06:09 AM

Tailback of Dhaka-Mymensingh highway extends to Banani

Commuters using the Banani-Gazipur route are facing immense sufferings due to traffic congestion created on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway since this morning (October 26, 2022).
26 October 2022, 06:43 AM

Dhaka traffic made worse by our unruliness

Must we add to the woes of Dhaka traffic by driving as we please?
4 August 2022, 12:47 PM

Road Safety in Bangladesh: Demanded, yet Undelivered

On this week, 4 years ago, school and college students protested to ensure road safety for all.
4 August 2022, 00:00 AM