Bangladesh's Severe Transportation Problems

Is traffic bad in your city? Read this editorial about the challenges faced by Bangladesh, and feel better.

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October 18, 2004, 1:00 PM PDT

"The City's transport system is in a terrible mess. No plan to improve the system seems to be working. The bizarre traffic congestion, bad shape of the roads and their arteries and ever increasing vehicular traffic are making the condition worse day-by-day.

Another component of the project, Traffic Engineering Department (TED) is yet to see the light of the day. The traffic department was proposed to be under the DCC management from Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Even after four years of the proposal, it could not be implemented."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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