traffic jam

Vehicles in long queue at Paturia

Thousands of Eid holidaymakers suffer immensely due to a three-kilometre tailback at Paturia ferry terminal a day before the Eid-ul-Azha.
24 September 2015, 06:12 AM

Eid rush, rain cause 20km-tailback on highway

Thousands of passengers face untold sufferings on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to a 20-kilometre tailback caused by incessant rain and heavy pressure of vehicles ahead of Eid-ul-Azha since early morning.
21 September 2015, 06:16 AM

Trapped in demo, Dhaka stalls

Traffic problems reaches acute levels in Dhaka after road blockades were set up at several key points by demonstrating public university students.
10 September 2015, 10:23 AM

University students cripple Dhaka with anti-VAT demo

Private university students hit the streets across Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on tuition fees - a day after police opened fire on East West University students demonstrating on the same demand.
10 September 2015, 05:50 AM

Moghbazar flyover ordeal won’t end soon (video)

What began as the construction of a one-of-a-kind elevated expressway in Dhaka two years ago, the Moghbazar flyover has suffered periods of lags in the making. The traffic situation along the construction site that has turned worse is unlikely to get better until the completion of the structure – not before 2017.
28 August 2015, 05:42 AM

Curbing traffic jam: JS body formed to suggest ways

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home today formed a three-member sub-committee to find ways to reduce Dhaka’s traffic agony.
5 August 2015, 10:03 AM

Traffic gridlock in Uttara

Traffic gridlock on airport road in Uttara area became acute due to heavy rain and pressure of the Dhaka-bound vehicles from different adjoining districts.
2 August 2015, 07:01 AM

Home-goers suffer on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Thousands of home-goers go through an indescribable suffering as their vehicles get stranded in a huge tailback on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.
17 July 2015, 11:01 AM

Traffic jam and shopping: Make the best out of Ramadan

Two major aspects of Ramadan are self control and charity. Ramadan also means an increased traffic on the roads. And with everyone rushing to finish shopping before Eid comes knocking at our doors, traffic jams waste away our entire day and all our plans. Here’s how The Daily Star Online thinks you can make the best out the Ramadan traffic jam and shopping:
17 June 2015, 10:04 AM

2 Ctg students' death in road crash sparks protest

Traffic movement on Dhaka-Chittagong highway remains suspended for two and a half hours as college students block road in port city after truck kills two of their fellows.
13 June 2015, 05:54 AM

City dwellers gasp in gridlock

In addition to water-logging on some key city roads, vehicles passing through Gulshan-1, Gulshan-2, Rampura, Badda and Baridhara remained stuck for hours as police cleared route for passage of the prime minister.
11 June 2015, 07:54 AM

Airport road gridlocked following transport workers’ blockade

A huge traffic congestion takes place as transport workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Banani of Dhaka.
22 May 2015, 18:45 PM

Analysis: Why automated traffic signal failed

A new traffic signal in Dhaka proves to be a disaster as the capital experiences a total breakdown of traffic control this week.
19 May 2015, 11:07 AM

Weekend sees unusual traffic

It is the last day of the weekend. But city dwellers have been experiencing bumper-to-bumper traffic on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in Dhaka since morning just like the week days.
16 May 2015, 07:20 AM

Mayor aspirant Saifuddin unveils 18-point pledge

Saifuddin Ahmed, Jatiya Party-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation, makes a set of pledges including freeing the city from traffic jam if he is elected.
16 April 2015, 14:05 PM

An avoidable public nuisance

WE are aghast by the shameful display of indifference to public suffering that Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan and his supporters had shown day before yesterday by bringing out a one-kilometre-long march, creating hours of gridlock across the capital.
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Minister’s parade cripples city

Thousands of people suffer on Dhaka city streets this afternoon for the mass parade of Shipping Minster Shahjahan Khan that crippled vehicular movements through key streets.
5 April 2015, 11:20 AM

Illegal Parking, a major cause of stifling traffic

WE all know that a large part of the choking gridlocks we face each day is due to the illegal parking of buses, trucks and cars.
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM

3 crude bombs blasted near Tangail school

Three crude bombs were blasted near a school in Tangail town during the first day of the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s 72-hour countrywide hartal (shutdown)
15 March 2015, 06:23 AM

A tough day for jaywalkers

While a mobile court is fining pedestrians for jaywalking on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at one place on Tuesday, people are crossing the thoroughfare ignoring the law at others, raising questions about the effectiveness of the drive and Dhaka city dwellers' obedience to law
25 November 2014, 18:53 PM