The notoriety of Dhaka’s traffic is now daily news. Civil society members have been venting frustration about this maddening crisis.

Fewer than three percent of registered vehicles in Dhaka city are buses and minibuses, exposing the poor public-transport situation of the capital, where over two crore people live.

Recently, the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation recommended an odd-even-car-rationing solution to Dhaka’s perennial traffic problem.