On any weekend, it just takes five minutes to reach Farmgate from Shahbag intersection and vice versa by a car. But it was a bitter experience for the commuters yesterday as it took them a staggering 90 minutes to cross the two-kilometre stretch. On the 15th day of Ramadan, city dwellers seemed to have come ... Read more
dhaka city traffic
City faces ubiquitous traffic crisis ahead of Eid
The people of Dhaka are having a tough time these days, as traffic snarls have been choking all major roads and thoroughfares since the first day of Ramzan, rendering ineffectual all the measures taken to put the chaotic traffic on track. The capital is experiencing regular traffic snarls before 9.00 am on almost every working ... Read more
Eid shoppers gridlocked
Most roads that lead to the major shopping hubs in the city were clogged yesterday with thousands of vehicles as Eid shoppers poured in ahead of Eid. The tailbacks reached out to the adjacent streets, intensifying the usual daylong traffic congestion in the city, traffic policemen said. Hundreds of shoppers could not reach their home ... Read more