| dc.description.abstract | Daily commutes have become nightmares due to traffic. According to a World Bank report,
the average traffic speed in Dhaka has dropped from 21 kmph to 7 kmph in the last ten
years, and it may drop to 4 kmph by 2035 (Traffic Jam: The Ugly Side of Dhaka’s
Development | The Daily Star), which is slower than walking speed. According to another
study commissioned by the BRAC Institute of Government and Development, traffic
congestion in Dhaka consumes approximately 5 million working hours per day and costs
the country USD 11.4 billion per year (Dhaka Gridlock Costs Tk 1.53b a Day). According
to the Passengers' Welfare Association, at least 87 percent of buses and minibuses violate
traffic laws. Every day, at least 64 people are killed, and 150 others are injured across the
country. Aside from the pain, suffering, and loss of life, road accidents have significant
economic and social cost (rehabilitation, healthcare, material damages, and so on) that is
difficult to quantify in monetary terms.
At certain times of the day, all the world's megacities experience traffic jams. Traffic jam
in Dhaka city is a total traffic chaos and mismanagement. We looked at some major
problems of Dhaka’s transportation like unfit transport, imbalance fare, passenger
harassment especially on women, increasing number of private automobile and NMV and
find out some solution from the peoples by taking their opinion through field survey in
Dhaka.
According to the study, several modifications should be made to Dhaka’s transportation
system for development. There should be more public transportation available. The
government ought to take over the public transportation sector, lessen the personal vehicle
and NMV, proper fitness of transportation, women’s specific transportation, an equitable
fare mode, and overall educated driver for safety measure | en_US |
