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On 18 September 2023, the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation inaugurated a bus service on the Airport–Farmgate route via the expressway. [7] On 20 March 2024, the Karwan Bazar ramp of the expressway in front of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) has been opened for transport movement. [8]
Transportation through inland waterways, though also declining, remains popular thanks to Bangladesh's extensive river network and the use of ferries. Air travel in Bangladesh is supported by three international and five domestic airports , of which Hazrat Shahjalal is the largest and busiest.
Department of Government Transport is the government department responsible for providing transport to government departments and agencies and maintenance of the government transport pool vehicles in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] It is under the Ministry of Public Administration. It is responsible for deputy secretaries to ...
Bangladesh has five toll bridges and four toll roads. None of them are of an electronic collection system. In Bangladesh, roads and bridges are built by the government. After building the roads and bridge, the government invites tender to give an operation and management (O&M) contract for five years against a fee.
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority was established under section 2A of the Motor Vehicle Ordinance of 1983 and the subsequent 1987 amendment. It has functioned since January 1988. BRTA is a regulatory body to control, manage and ensure discipline in the road transport sector of Bangladesh, as well as to maintain road safety.
On 19 December 2007, the organization underwent a name change and became known as the Bangladesh Bridge Authority. According to the Bangladesh Bridge Authority Act of 2016, the authority is tasked with the implementation and maintenance of various infrastructure projects, including bridges spanning 1,500 meters or more, toll roads, flyovers ...
For transportation of cargo, BRTC operates a fleet of 170 trucks. [5] About twenty percent of the government food transport uses BRTC's trucks. The two main truck depots are located at Dhaka and Chittagong. BRTC's main driver training institute is located in Joydevpur, Gazipur District, about forty kilometres north of Dhaka.
The Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway [1] is the first national expressway in Bangladesh. It is operated by the Road Transport and Highways Division. The express will be connected to Asian Highway 1. [2] In 2022, it was officially named after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [3]