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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Metrorail in Dhaka City Latest Update | MRT Line 1 and 5


Construction of two more Metrorail Routes MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 are going to start in the capital city of Dhaka soon. The two projects were approved in a meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday, 15th October 2019. The estimated cost of this two Metrorail projects are around 93,800 Crore BD Taka. Two MRT lines will be constructed under Mass Rapid Transit Development Project.

MRT Line-1:
  • Route: From Uttara Airport - Natun Bazar - Badda - Kamalapur Railway Station.
  • Length: The length will be around 31 kilometers.
  • Cost: Estimated cost for the MRT Line-1 will be 52,561 Crore BD Taka.
  • Time Period: Project will be completed within June 2026.
  • Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.


MRT Line-5:
  • Route: From Hemayetpur in Savar - Aminbazar - Gabtali - Mirpur 1 - Kachukhet - Banani - Gulshan 2 - Natun Bazaar - Bhatara.
  • Length: Length will be around 20 kilometers.
  • Cost: Estimated cost of MRT Line-5 will be around 41,238 Crore BD Taka.
  • Time Period: Project will be completed within December 2028.
  • Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.


The ECNEC meeting was held at the NEC conference room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. After the meeting the State Planning Minister MA Mannan provided details.

About these new Metrorail projects, the planning minister said that these projects can be called one of the most expensive road projects in the country. After completion of MRT Line 1 and 5, Dhaka will be a world-class city. Based on the Prime Minister's directive, the Hatirjheel area should not be wasted for any Metrorail project. In the densely populated area, the Metrorail should not cause any type of disturbance.

MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 will be implemented at a cost of BD Taka 93,800 Crore. The minister said the total expenditure on the two metro projects will come from the state treasury at Tk 25,212 crore and the rest will be provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

On the ECNEC meeting, total number of ten projects worth of BD Taka 1,25,000 were approved, the rest projects are:
  • Up gradation to four lanes from Begumganj to Sonapur part on Feni - Noakhali National Highway, worth of BD Taka 1,485 Crore.
  • Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Domar - Chilahati - Doulaganj, Domar - Jaldaka and Jaldhaka - Bhaduradargah - Dimla, worth of BD Taka 421 Crore.
  • Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Kishoreganj - Karimganj - Chamraghat and construction of link road between Soyna - Jashodal - Dudshat Bazar link road, worth of BD Taka 731 Crore.
  • Various infrastructures development of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), worth of BD Taka 1,719 Crore.
  • Construction of multi-storey residential apartments for government officials and employees at Pikepara in Mirpur, Dhaka worth of BD Taka 1,088 Crore.
  • Construction of multi-purpose residential flat buildings for judges in Azimpur, Dhaka at BD Taka 129 Crore.
  • Irrigation Management Improvement Project of BD Taka 580 Crore.
  • Rehabilitation and infrastructure development project in Sylhet Forest Department to reduce the adverse impact of climate change, woth of BD Taka 70 Crore.


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Monday, October 7, 2019

Outer Ring Road Project around Dhaka City


The government has decided to construct an outer ring road (circular or roundabout road) around the capital city Dhaka to reduce traffic congestion in and around the city. This ring road will ease the travel of all the surrounding districts with Dhaka. The road will directly connected with the Dhaka - Chittagong highway and the under construction approach road of the Padma Bridge Dhaka - Mawa highway.

This circular road will reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka, and on the other hand, the communication to the neighboring districts with Dhaka will be easier and time consuming. Using this road, passengers will be able to travel to other districts without entering to Dhaka city. The cyclical road will play a more effective role for freight trucks than passenger buses.

Meanwhile, the project has been approved by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridge in the Committee on Economic Affairs recently. The project is expected to begin January 2020 and it is expected to be completed by December 2023.

Small Details about the Dhaka City outer Ring Road:
  • Length of the ring road will be 134 km.
  • In the first phase total new 48 km long road will be constructed.
  • The estimated cost is BD Taka 10,200 Crore.
  • According to the proposal, three different roads -18km from Hemayetpur to Kalakandi, 18km from Kalakandi to third Shitalakhya bridge and 12km from third Shitalakhya bridge to Madanpur will be constructed.
  • Rest 84 kilometer existing road will be up-graded.
  • The project will be implemented on a G2G, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis.
  • The government initially selected Japan as a project implementer and financier. However, Japan can take another country or company as a co-financier next time.



Dhaka city Ring Road Routes:
According to the preliminary survey, the alignment of the proposed outer ring road has been modified. The revised route will connect the Padma Bridge approach road to Hemayetpur (Dhaka-Aricha Highway) to Kalakandi (Dhaka-Mawa Highway). This will be connecting the Dhaka-Chittagong highway to Madanpur-Bhulta through the approach road of the third Shitalakshya Bridge. And also connect the Dhaka Bypass to Kadda (Gazipur) to Baipail (Dhaka EPZ) to Hemayetpur (Dhaka-Aricha Highway).

Ring road will be constructed so that passenger buses, trucks, private cars etc which can easily cross Dhaka and enter the neighboring district or upazila city. The population of Dhaka city is constantly increasing. Dhaka has become a mega metropolitan city due to the heavy pressure of traffic in the north-south and east-west side.

During the current government period, various projects have been implemented and some are implanting in Dhaka City to cope with the increasing pressure of traffic. If this project is implemented, the transport vehicles will be able to drive from east to west and north to south without entering Dhaka city.

A large section of Dhaka travelers will be able to travel very easily and in a short time using the Outer Ring Road. As a result, the traffic in the inner city of Dhaka will be greatly reduced and the existing traffic load will be diverted towards the ring road. Travelers can travel safely from any area of ​​Dhaka city to another area using Inner Ring Road through Outer Ring Road.



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Friday, October 4, 2019

Bogra - Natore Highway Widening Project Approved


The existing Bogra – Natore road is 18 feet wide. Construction work of widening this highway to 34 feet will be start soon. Recently the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the project at a cost of BD Taka 700 Crore. The existing road is going to be transformed into a real highway by increasing its width.

The Natore-Bogra highway (N502) is one of the important northern gateways. The Bogra-Natore road has long been recognized as a highway in the paper-pen even after the lack of wideness. The minimum standard width of highway in the country is 24 feet. But the width of the Bogra-Natore road is only 18 feet. However, this road is recognizing as a highway only officially due to its importance.



At present, for lower wideness, freight trucks and big buses facing problems while driving on this road. Two large buses or trucks cannot cross at the same time. During crossing one vehicle have to give a side down the road to the ground. During the monsoon the soil becomes soft and as a result the wheels cannot be moved.



For such issues, there was a serious disruption to the traffic on this road. Sometimes even light vehicles cannot move. Lots of road accidents happening all the time. Apart from this, all types of small vehicles including battery operated auto rickshaws, vans, CNG operated auto rickshaw, motorcycles and micro runs on this road. The number of vehicles on this highway is increasing day by day. The 60 km long road carries about 12,000 vehicles small and large every day.

As per information, the widening of this project is now awaiting the issuance of a government order (GO) following the approval of ECNEC. When the order is issued, the task of calling the tender will begin after the appointment of the project manager. The main road will be widened from 18 feet to 24 feet and 5 feet pavement work will be done on both sides so that light vehicles can move smoothly.

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Sunday, September 22, 2019

U Loops in Dhaka City to Reduce Traffic Congestion


Dhaka is one of the most densely populated mega cities in the world. Anisul Haque, the late mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), had undertaken a project to construct eleven U-Turn between Satarasta (Tjgaon) to Uttara road to reduce the traffic congestion in the capital city Dhaka. But after his death, the project closed due to some land related problems of the Roads and Highways Department. At last the project started again with a compensation of Tk 5.80 Crore to Roads and Highways Department. 
  • Satrasta (Tejgaon)
  • In front of Kohinoor Chemical Co Ltd in Tejgaon
  • Mohakhali bus terminal
  • Mohakhali flyover
  • Chairman Bari
  • Kakoli rail station
  • Near Army Golf Club in Banani
  • Kawla between Uttara and Khilkhet
  • Near RAB 1 office in Uttara
  • Jasimuddin Road uttara
  • Abdullahpur in Uttara


Mr. Atiqul Islam, present mayor of DNCC said that, recently after launch of two new U-Turn in Uttara area, the traffic problems have become tolerable and we have decided to start this project for the benefit of the people. Another U-turn is underway in the Kawla area near Khilkhet. Hopefully the construction work will complete within a month.

The former Mayor Anisul Haque planned to construct 11 U-Turn / U-Loop from Satarasta to Uttara road. Implementation of the project required 31.25 bigha land of Roads and Highway Department, 1.61 bigha land of Bangladesh Railway and 1.83 bigha land of Civil Aviation. The late mayor held several rounds of meetings with these organizations.

Of these, RHD have the largest amount of land. The Department of Roads and Highways allowed the use of 31.25 bigha land at no cost to the Mayor. But after his death, RHD stopped working for the project. The department demanded money for the required land, as a result the project cost increased.

On July 2018, RHD agreed to give land for the project, seeking compensation of Tk. 5.80 Crore adding the compensation to the project expenditure. The revised Development Project Proposal (DPP) was sent to the Planning Commission from the Ministry of Local Government on October last year.

Under this project, SM Construction is constructing all the U turns. The construction work of these u-turns will be completed in two phases. From first phases two u-turn already opened, another will opened in next month. The overall work progress is around 70 percent.




Satrasta to Uttara is one of the busiest roads in the capital. There are traffic jams on this road all the time. The U-Turns are being built based on the Turning Yard theory. In these u-turn, the vehicles will be able to rotate without any signal. And the biggest advantage is that, vehicles do not have to stand behind any other vehicle, even it does not have to slow down for any traffic signal. Passengers will enjoy traffic-free roads at a very low cost and without any hassle.


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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Proposed Metro Rail in Chattogram City


Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) plans to launch three Metrorails in the city. As per plan of the City Corporation three Metro rail routes of total 54 kilometers long will be:
  1. From Kalurghat to Chittagong Airport – 26 km
  2. From City Gate to Shah Amanat Bridge – 13 km
  3. From Oxygen to AK Khan Bus stop – 14 km

In these proposed Metro Rail route:
  • In the total 54 km route there will be 47 numbers of stations.
  • Distance between each station will be from 700 meters to 2.4 km.
  • Average speed of Metro rail in these routes will be 45 km per hour.
  • It will be possible to transport up to 60,000 passengers per hour from both sides metro train route.

On July 2019, in the conference room of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), under the consulting firm of Basosthan Engineers and Consultants Limited, Dr. Sohrab Uddin, Dr. M Azadur Rahman, Md. Mahbubul Alam from BUET with 25 numbers of high-powered team provided in a pre-qualification survey report of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT).

Chattogram City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin was the chief guest and Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) chairman Md. Zahirul Alam Dovash was special guest on the occasion.


Others guests were also present on the occasion, the CUET VC Rafiqul Alam, Engineer Subhash Barua, Engineer Ali Ashraf, Engineer Md. Harun, former Director of Chittagong Chambers Mr. Mahfuzul Haque Shah, Architect Sohail Shakur, chief engineer of CCC Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed, Caretaker engineer of Roads and Highways department Mr. Bidhan Roy, Chief engineer of the Power Development Board, Prabir Kumar Sen, CDA chief engineer Hasan Bin Shams, Chief planner of CCC and Rezaul Karim etc.

The CCC Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin said that at present the Metrorail is a well-established communication system inside city. The proposed report is also a positive one. He also said that implementation of the project is time-consuming.

Engineers and road experts present at the event also expressed their views in favor of Metrorail to reduce traffic congestion and reduce public transport costs in Chattogram city.

We need to wait to see the future of this project! What do you think ?


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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

About Dhaka - Ashulia Elevated Expressway


Construction work of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway will begin in upcoming December 2019 and will be completed in June 2022. The whole project will cost around BD Taka 17,000 Crore. This will be a 24 km long elevated expressway from the Uttara Airport – Abdullahpur – Dhour – Ashulia – Zirabo - Baipail - Dhaka EPZ. The down road of the expressway will be upgraded into four lanes including service lane.

The contract was signed last month for design consultancy, reviews and construction oversight between the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) and the famous consultancy firm of Spain named Tecnica Y Proyectos S.A. (TYPSA) and the Bangladeshi company DOHWA and DDC. The project will be implemented by the government of Bangladesh and China on a G2G (Government to Government) basis.

Commercial contract has already been signed for this mega project. Soon there will be a loan agreement. Information has been provided by the bridge department related to the project. Initiatives were taken to construct the expressway at the beginning of the last term of the present government. But as a big project due to some complexities, it was temporarily halted.

Finally, the project was approved by Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in the last tenure of the government. In order to minimize the traffic congestion in and around north side of Dhaka city, the Government of Bangladesh intends to construct the 24 km long of Dhaka – Ashulia Elevated Expressway.

Initially the original plan of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated expressway depicted to be 42km long connecting Dhaka airport with Savar National Martyr’s Memorial via Abdullahpur, Ashulia, Dhaka EPZ and Chandra. But later, the government decided to reduce the length to 24km,






Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated expressway Project at a Glance:
  • The route of the Elevated Expressway is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport – Uttara Abdullahpur – Turag Dhour - Bara Ashulia – Zirabo – Baipail - Dhaka EPZ.
  • It will be an extension of the 26-kilometer Dhaka elevated expressway linking the airport to the Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Shanir Akhra.
  • Total ramp will be around 10.8 km and road will be 14.28 km.
  • One Flyover in Nabinagar area will be constructed which will be approximately 2.00 km long.
  • Total length of all the bridges in this expressway will be around 2.70 km.
  • There will be 8 km drainage system on both sides of the road
  • There will be 3 kilometer long four Lane Bridge instead of the existing Ashulia dam to protect the circular waterways that surround the Dhaka metropolis which will protect the natural environment of the area.
  • The road below the expressway will be upgraded to 4 lanes including service lane.


The Government of Bangladesh and China will implement this mega project as a G2G basis. From the total BD Taka 17,000 crore costing, China will provide around BDT 11,000 crore and our Government will arrange the rest BDT 6,000 crore.

After completion of this project, this will be the longest elevated expressway in Bangladesh. Implementation of this project will facilitate communication between the industrial area of the region and the EPZ with the capital city Dhaka. It will improve north-south connectivity and will link important industrial, commercial and business centers. This expressway will reduce travel times and provide travel comfort and convenience to people living in and around Dhaka City.


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Thursday, August 1, 2019

Gulshan Chaka | New Bus Service in Banani Baridhara Area


Recently another bus company has started mass transit A/C bus service in Banani - Gulshan area. The bus service is named as ‘Gulshan Chaka’. The AC circular bus already started their service from July 23 and most of the passenger riding on these buses is happy with the service.

Earlier another public transport service ‘Dhaka Chaka’ was started in Gulshan, Baridhara and Banani area under the initiative of the late Mayor Anisul Haque which has been launched by the Nitol Niloy group.

On the pick hour during morning and before evening, it became tough for the Dhaka Chaka bus service to handle the pressure of the passengers.


Now after starting of the new Gulshan Chaka bus service, hope the problems will be solved. The route of Gulshan Chaka is from Kakali to Badda Link Road and Natun Bazar which is little bit different from the Dhaka Chaka bus service. Ticket counters / stations are:
  • Kakoli
  • Kamal Ataturk Avenue - Banani
  • Gulshan-2
  • Gulshan-1
  • Badda Link Road
  • Natun Bazar




The Gulshan Chaka bus service is an initiative and is maintaining by the popular private bus company Himachal. Initially to provide a better service to the passengers around 20 air conditioned buses has been launched, each of the bus has 40 standard seats. The number of vehicles will be increased in phases.

BRTA Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has approved route permit to the company and also the DNCC - Dhaka North City Corporation has given permission to Himachal for operate 50 buses on the route.

Some passengers who need to go to Gulshan-1/ Badda/ via Gulshan-2, they used to change buses using the existing Dhaka Chaka. But now, one bus service is running through the Banani - Kamal Ataturk Avenue - Gulshan 2, Gulshan 1, Baridhara - Badda Link Road – Natun Bazar route. Passengers are feeling very comfortable and convenient with the new service.

Everyone hope that the new Gulsha Chaka bus will provide better service and passengers will ride smoothly. Moreover, the monopoly of doing business of a single company also needs to be changed. Otherwise, there will be no competition. And if the competition increases, passengers will get better service.


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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

MRT Line 5 in Dhaka City from Hemayetpur to Vatara



After a few rounds of survey and feasibility study, the route of another Metro Rail project in Dhaka city MRT-5 has been finalized. The proposed route for new MRT Line-5 is Hemayetpur- Boliarpur- Madhumati- Aminbazar- Gabtali- Darussalam- Mirpur 1- Mirpur 10- Mirpur 14- Kachkhet- Banani- Gulshan 2- Natun Bazar- Vatara.

As per the NEWS the Roads and Highways Department of the Bangladesh Government has finalized the created Development Project Proposal (DPP) containing 395 pages including the estimated time duration of the project to be completed and also the expenditure of the MRT Line-5.

The final DPP for this new project has already been sent to the planning commission. The DPP will be presented at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) after approval of the Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) meeting.

The total expenditure on execution of MRT Line-5 under the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (DMTDP) has been estimated at BD Taka 41,261 crore 51 lac. Japan-based investment company Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide BD Taka 30,756 crore 46 lac as loan. The whole project will be completed from July 2019 to December 2028.

From Hemayetpur Savar via Gabtali to Vatara, the MRT-5 route will have length of 20 kilometers. Among the 20 km, 13.5 kilometer will be subway route and the remaining 6.5 kilometer will be elevated route. Together the subway and elevated (flyover) will be the metro rail line 5. In addition to implementing the project, land acquisition will be start project this year.

As per the information, the Road Transport and Highways Department (RHD) has sent a proposal for allocation of BD Taka 1000 crore for land acquisition under the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (DMTDP) to implement the new metro rail route (MRT-5) from Hemayetpur to Bhatara.

Stations of MRT Line 5: There will b total 14 number of stations for the proposed MRT-5 (Northern Route). Nine stations will be underground (subway stations) and the remaining five stations will be on the ground (elevated).



The proposed subway stations in 13.5 KM long route:
  • Hemayetpur
  • Boliaipur
  • Madhumati / Bilamalia
  • Aminbazar
  • Gabtali
  • Darussalam Mirpur
  • Mirpur-1
  • Mirpur-10
  • Mirpur-14

Elevated / Flying stations in 6.5 KM long route:
  • Kachukhet
  • Banani
  • Gulshan-2
  • Natun Bazar
  • Vatara

According to the leaflet provided by Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA): “A 20-year strategic transport plan (STP) in 2005 was taken. In 2016, the STP was revised to adjust to prevailing transport needs. Under the revised STP (RSTP), five 5 mass rapid transit (MRT) and two bus rapid transit (BRT) lines were proposed, and MRT Line and BRT Line 3 have been constructing. Following the 2 line, MRT Line 1 and Line 5 are the next priority projects of the Bangladesh government”.


At present the construction work of MRT Line 6 (from Uttara to Motijheel via Mirpur) is going on full swing. Beside, after implementation of MRT-5 the traffic congestion around Dhaka city will become more tolerable. It will be possible to provide a modern and safe transit system for the residents of the Mega City Dhaka. To meet the transportation demand a high-quality mass rapid transit system is needed. The project will contribute directly to the country's GDP growth.

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