Major Cause of Traffic jam in Dhaka city from Newspapers report

Abstract

Thedissertation,basedoncontentanalysis,observationandliteraturereview,detailstheaspectsofthepresent situationof‘Trafficjamindhakacityfromnewspaperreport’observedbynewspapertrafficcoverageinDhaka. In recenttime,wefacetrafficjaminwholetime.Dhaka, capitalofBangladesh,is themostdenselypopulatedcity in thewholeworld.MorethantwelvemillionpeopleliveinDhakacity.Daybydaythenumberisincreasingandmost part of Dhaka is badly affected by huge traffic jam. Faulty traffic signaling systems, inadequate manpower, narrow road spaces and overtaking tendency of drivers create pro-longed traffic congestions. Due to traffic jam a substantialportionof working hours haveto be lefton streetswhich indirectly put adverse impacton economy. It causesseriousairpollutionandnoisepollutionandthusworsenstheoverallenvironmentalcondition.Toreduce traffic jam, government can consider construction of roads through east-west connection of Dhaka city, construction of circular embankment-cum-road along the periphery of Dhaka city, grade separated road network system,busRapidTransit(BRT) system,andMetro-Railsystem.Byreducingtrafficjam,this citycanplayavery important role by ensuring better life.