News Desk : dhakamirror.com English-medium students from four schools will initially receive the service Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will pilot a student bus service for four English-language schools in its jurisdiction to reduce congestion in the city, DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam said. We are seeing parents using their private cars to take their ... Read more
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Capital witnesses agonising traffic gridlock
The capital witnessed agonising traffic gridlocks thanks to traffic mismanagement and the pre-Eid shopping rush even on a public holiday. Passengers remained stranded for hours at almost all major city thoroughfares which were choked with huge traffic congestion on the public holiday for Janmashtami on
Chittagong traffic in grip of severe tailback
Traffic congestion has turned acute on most of the roads, lanes and by-lanes in the Chittagong city, particularly during the iftar hours. Most of the city road started to experience severe tailback since the very beginning of the month of Ramadan even after the recent increase in the manpower of the traffic
Illegal parking blamed for most traffic snarls in the capital
DMP says it has no adequate manpower, logistical support to solve the problem Illegal parking on city roads, reckless driving, lack of proper laws and weak execution of the existing ones cause traffic congestion in the capital city of Dhaka, said traffic management experts. Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said the ... Read more
Keep cars at home once a week to cut pollution
Speakers tell cycle procession Speakers at a cycle procession yesterday urged authorities concerned to take necessary steps so that car owners keep their cars at home once a week to reduce environment pollution, traffic congestion and dependency on fossil fuels. Only five percent of the city’s people ride cars which occupy around 70 percent of ... Read more
Traffic Congestion: Strict management can improve situation only 25pc
Speakers tell discussion Planned management of the existing roads and its strict enforcement can resolve only one-fourth of the horrendous traffic problem in the city, said noted engineers and planners at a discussion yesterday. Only a multi-modal transport system including roads, waterways and railways can provide a long-term transport solution to make a metropolitan city ... Read more
Traffic, life go haywire
Country caught in two hartal spells Chaos descended on Dhaka streets yesterday as the city struggled to cope with the rush of traffic after the two-day hartal last week followed by the weekend. With another two days of hartal beginning today, many office-goers, students and businessmen had to run important errands yesterday as to some ... Read more
Students sufferings remain unresolved
BRTC school bus service Students sufferings remain unresolved Despite a great hope that the special school bus service will facilitate the city’s school-goers and reduce traffic congestion through discouraging private car usage, it has already lost its charm as it failed to offer desired service. The school-goers are not getting the benefit of the service ... Read more
Keep highways clear
HC asks cops to free roads of markets, shops up to 20km from Dhaka city, asks for compliance report in 2 weeks The High Court yesterday ordered the police authorities to take immediate steps for removal of all shops, markets and bazars on the highways within 20 kilometres of the capital to ease traffic congestion ... Read more
Private cars fill 70pc city roads
Call is for making rooms for public vehicles Public vehicles like bus; and cycling and walking must get priority over private vehicles to prevent perennial traffic congestion and air pollution in the capital, said environmentalists at a media briefing yesterday. The Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) along with Forum of Environmental Journalists of ... Read more
BRTC starts operating buses for schoolchildren
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation on Sunday began its new bus service for schoolchildren in a move to ease the Dhaka city’s traffic congestion. Seven buses each from Pallabi and Azimpur operated every 10 minutes with schoolchildren and some of their guardians