There are really few roads in Dhaka, and it seems in Bangladesh in general

[Paul2]

When I was in Dhaka few years ago. A big part of the city is simply not passable on wheels, even two-wheelers.

Even in supposedly better off residential areas, you get to apartment buildings on gravel for the last few hundred meters.

Industrial areas are even worse, trucks go to, and from factories over dirt roads.

Build more roads, widen streets, improve density.

 

[SpaceMan18]

When I was in Dhaka few years ago. A big part of the city is simply not passable on wheels, even two-wheelers.

Even in supposedly better off residential areas, you get to apartment buildings on gravel for the last few hundred meters.

Industrial areas are even worse, trucks go to, and from factories over dirt roads.

Build more roads, widen streets, improve density.

Sorry buddy you have too much faith in Bangladeshi leadership , corruption and lack of leadership is the reason why we have less roads

 

[bluesky]

When I was in Dhaka few years ago. A big part of the city is simply not passable on wheels, even two-wheelers.

Even in supposedly better off residential areas, you get to apartment buildings on gravel for the last few hundred meters.

Industrial areas are even worse, trucks go to, and from factories over dirt roads.

Build more roads, widen streets, improve density.

Please do not say these real things so loud. Many posters from BD will get angry to see you are snatching away their raw daydreams. All of us should believe in these poster boys.

 

[SpaceMan18]

Please do not say these real things so loud. Many posters from BD will get angry to see you are snatching away their raw daydreams. All of us should believe in these posters.

What do you mean !

I thought Bangladesh was a super power who went to the Moon and planted BanguBoltu's face on there and invented everything from rocket engines to dildo's

 

[lightoftruth]

When I was in Dhaka few years ago. A big part of the city is simply not passable on wheels, even two-wheelers.

Even in supposedly better off residential areas, you get to apartment buildings on gravel for the last few hundred meters.

Industrial areas are even worse, trucks go to, and from factories over dirt roads.

Build more roads, widen streets, improve density.

Why you saying this ?

Don't you know Bangladesh is growing in double digits ?

They have highest literacy rate ?

Indians are crossing border to be part of this beautiful developed land.

I think you are lying..or spreading malicious propaganda against awesome Bangladesh.

 

[UKBengali]

When I was in Dhaka few years ago. A big part of the city is simply not passable on wheels, even two-wheelers.

Even in supposedly better off residential areas, you get to apartment buildings on gravel for the last few hundred meters.

Industrial areas are even worse, trucks go to, and from factories over dirt roads.

Build more roads, widen streets, improve density.

Just 5 years ago, BD used to spent just 3% of GDP on infrastructure. It is now at least 6% with a larger economy.


As an example of some of the new roads being built in the country right now:

It will have 3 lanes each way when you count in the service lane for slow moving traffic like autorickshaw. This will run for over 200kms from the capita Dhaka to Sylhet, my home city in NE BD.


As for Dhaka, well that is bad and it is too densely populated but some new roads are being built there.


The plan is to get all cities linked with Dhaka with 4-6 lane roads by around 2030 but do not expect significant change in Dhaka till 2035-2040 as it will take a long time for the Dhaka Metro to be fully built and decentralisation to start taking effect on any scale.

 

[X-ray Papa]

Indians are crossing border to be part of this beautiful developed land.

No road shitter allow.

 

[PakistaniAtBahrain]

Why you saying this ?

Don't you know Bangladesh is growing in double digits ?

They have highest literacy rate ?

Indians are crossing border to be part of this beautiful developed land.

I think you are lying..or spreading malicious propaganda against awesome Bangladesh.

Bangladesh would be doing even better if they didnt have to put up with india.

 

[SpaceMan18]

Bangladesh would be doing even better if they didnt have to put up with india.

Do not waste your energy with that fool , people like him we get kick in the gonads

 

[F-6 enthusiast]

Bangladesh would be doing even better if they didnt have to put up with india.

they get tag-teamed in chinese and pakistani subsections , so they flock to BD section to derail threads. please Ignore

 

[Jobless Jack]

Bangladesh would be doing even better if they didnt have to put up with india.

All of India's neighbors would be doing better if they didn't have to put up with India.

 

[Bilal9]

Just 5 years ago, BD used to spent just 3% of GDP on infrastructure. It is now at least 6% with a larger economy.


As an example of some of the new roads being built in the country right now:

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It will have 3 lanes each way when you count in the service lane for slow moving traffic like autorickshaw. This will run for over 200kms from the capita Dhaka to Sylhet, my home city in NE BD.


As for Dhaka, well that is bad and it is too densely populated but some new roads are being built there.


The plan is to get all cities linked with Dhaka with 4-6 lane roads by around 2030 but do not expect significant change in Dhaka till 2035-2040 as it will take a long time for the Dhaka Metro to be fully built and decentralisation to start taking effect on any scale.

Within Dhaka - like you said, changes will come slowly, because of disruptions needed to improve infrastructure, no new roads can be built because expansion will need demolition of housing structures, which themselves are sometimes allowed in contravention of clearance and setoffs regulations. And we cannot change things overnight like they can in China.

New planned cities are being built in the Dhaka outskirts (Purbachal, Jhilmil and Jolshiri Abashon - the latter is a new DOHS and a smart city being developed by Chinese firm). Those upscale cities will have planned thoroughfares like Banani, Bashundhara and Gulshan.

However traffic situation will see massive change as Dhaka Metrorail Line 6, Dhaka BRT, Dhaka North South expressway starts operations. Vehicle numbers on surface roads will get reduced considerably and visibly.

Further changes will come when other Dhaka Metrorail subway lines (numbers 3 and 5 which are in planning and implementation now I believe) and the Dhaka Bypass expressways all get implemented. All these projects are in various stages of completion as well.

Outside Dhaka, however lots of freeways and expressways (not to mention large bridges) are being built to increase logistics and trade connectivity.

And being that rivers in Bangladesh are so huge and are a big part of our transport scenario, there is significant infrastructure improvement ongoing in the waterways transport sector too, both in terms of passenger transport and container transport.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

When I was in Dhaka few years ago. A big part of the city is simply not passable on wheels, even two-wheelers.

Even in supposedly better off residential areas, you get to apartment buildings on gravel for the last few hundred meters.

Industrial areas are even worse, trucks go to, and from factories over dirt roads.

Build more roads, widen streets, improve density.

Dirt roads in Dhaka reduced substantially in the last 5-6 years. Now most of the narrow roads are paved. Some of the narrow roads which take heavy pressure are paved with concrete to make them more sustainable.

Dhaka has inadequate land area dedicated to roads, but it's surface taken by roads is not too little compared to many great metropolises in the world. Dhaka has 7.5% of it's surface paved by roads, for London this figure is 8.5%, Bangkok 11% and even Singapore, the model urban, planned city has 12% of it's land dedicated to the roads. One does not feel congested in central London because London has extensive network of Subway and other public transport options which lessen the pressure from surface roads.

How many roads must a city lay down?

To some extent, congestion is part of the price for living in a successful, densely populated mega-cityUrban legends tend to lie at two extremes

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This is where Dhaka failed so far miserably. Dhaka is still 2 years away from opening it's first Metrorail(MRT) route. Bus rapid transit(BRT) and elevated expressways are also being build now. But this city is at least 15 years behind getting MRT, BRT and elevated expressways. Due to lack of public transport, people are forced to live near workplaces which aggravated the traffic jam and congestion. Presence of so many non-motorized vehicles like Rickshaw only worsen the situation. It will require some times to improve this situation.

 

[bluesky]

However traffic situation will see massive change as Dhaka Metrorail Line 6, Dhaka BRT, Dhaka North South expressway starts operations. Vehicle numbers on surface roads will get reduced considerably and visibly.

I do not think the number of motor vehicles will decrease but Rickshaws and motorized 3-wheelers will because people will prefer using Metro Rail once the operations start.

People should increase the purchase of motorcycles. Once these are on the roads and Rickshaws and 3-wheelers are less, the traffic will be faster and the roads will become less congested even if there are more vehicles on the roads.

And, I believe that once Metro Rail starts operations, more people will be tempted to buy and use cars and motorcycles. Think of the housewives.

 

[313ghazi]

This provides Bangladesh with a unique opportunity. You can skip the mistakes of the last 70 years regarding car ownership and transportation. Focus on making roads for buses, rickshaws and trams, trains, and even state run taxis (put the drivers on a salary). Try to build based around public transport, keep it dirt cheap and completely integrated, so that anyone who wants to travel, will much more likely do it via public transport than by car.

It is greener and long term cheaper for your country.