The ugly side of Dhaka's development

What we have in Dhaka is not traffic jam, it is total traffic chaos and mismanagement.

Previously, commuters were congested only on the city's main streets, but today it starts right next to it. Traffic jams have turned daily commuting into a nightmare. The World Bank reports that average traffic speeds in Dhaka have dropped from 21 km / h to 7 km / h over the last decade, and by 2035 the speed could drop to 4 km / h, which is walking. It's slower than speed. .. According to another study commissioned by the Brac Institute of Government and Development, traffic congestion in Dhaka consumes about 5 million man-hours per day and the national cost is US $ 11.4 billion annually. Monetary loss is a calculation of the cost of time lost due to traffic jams and the amount of money spent driving a vehicle in the extra time.

Researchers assume that handling strong traffic can seriously cause physical and mental health problems, including stress and aggression that brings road reverberation. The survey of the passenger "Welfare Association" revealed that at least 87 percent of the bus and minibus violates the traffic rules. Every day at least 64 loses lives and other 150 violated countries. This year, 1,841 people were killed from April 1 to 20 days, and 5,477 people injured. Injured, 288 was cut. Last year, about 7,397 people were killed and 16,193 were injured. Of the injured, 1,722 died (The Daily Star, May 1, 2018). Road accidents cause pain, distress, loss of life, as well as significant financial and social costs (rehabilitation, medical care, property damage, etc.) that cannot be easily expressed financially.