Traffic gridlock

Traffic gridlock

Passengers noted that this marks the third consecutive day that commuters on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway have found themselves caught in severe traffic jams, beginning at dawn. Photo: TBS

Long tailbacks on Dhaka-Ctg Highway cause passenger suffering in Cumilla

Providing the official assessment of the crisis, Daudkandi Highway Police Station OC Iqbal Bahar Majumder stated that a truck had overturned near the Meghna-Gomti Bridge in the early hours of today...

Titumir College students blocked the road in front of the campus this afternoon (15 September). Photo: Md Mahmudul Hassan/Traffic Alert Facebook Group

Protest outside Titumir College brings Mohakhali traffic to a standstill

Photo shows vehicles on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway amid ongoing development works and unrepaired road on Friday. Photo: TBS

Roadwork delays trigger 25km tailback on Dhaka-Sylhet highway

Dhaka areas at a gridlock on Wednesday, 28 May 2025. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

BNP, Jamaat rallies: Traffic clogs Dhaka roads, including Motijheel, Paltan, Dainik Bangla intersection

Photo shows the overturned truck on Dhaka bound lane of Meghna Bridge on Friday, 18 April 2025. Photo: TBS

Truck overturns on Meghna Bridge, causes gridlock at Dhaka-Chattogram highway

Students and supporters of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement brough out processions and gathered at Gulistan's Zero Point intersection and surrounding areas since this morning (10 November). Photo: TBS

Gridlock around Gulistan centring rallies to counter AL’s protest

Polytechnic students blocked the Sat Rasta intersection today (9 September), causing intense traffic gridlock across the city. Photo: TBS

Polytechnic students bring Dhaka to standstill with six-point reform demands

A c27km traffic gridlock crippled Dhaka-Ctg highway today (28 August), exacerbating suffering of the commuters.

Floods, traffic jams cripple Dhaka-Ctg highway, hurting exports 

Photo: Traffic Alert/Istiaq Rupu

AL rally creates traffic gridlock in Dhanmondi

Representational Photo: Collected

15 off-docks violate regulations, causing traffic chaos in Ctg

Representational Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Heavy traffic makes commuters suffer on Airport Road

Representational Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Unfit bus leaves parts of the city in traffic chaos

Photo: Rajib Dhar

Is it possible to make Dhaka liveable again?