Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
Title: Secretary
Name: Mr. Shapan Kumar Sarkar
Address: n/a
Tel: 9132480(office)
Website: http://www.brta.gov.bd/link.php
Responsible for the overall management, control and supervision of road transports.
To help the government in framing and implementing motor vehicle laws, rules, regulations, policies
etc and ensure enforcement against violation.
To deal with safety of road users and taking remedial measures for prevention of road accidents.
Registration of motor vehicles, motor repairing workshops and driving schools.
To issue license after conducting competency test for drivers, conductors & driving instructors and to
take measures for renewal of the same.
To issue and renew roadworthiness certificate of motor vehicles.
To find out the cause of accidents, inspecting the vehicles involved in accidents.
To issue and renew route permit for passengers & goods vehicles.
To inspect the Govt. vehicles for repairing, maintenance and condemnation declaration and to advice
Govt. departments in this regard.
Collecting and accounting of taxes and fees on account of motor vehicles.
To collect & maintain the statistics related to motor vehicles, and road accidents, to conduct activities
for the development of the road transport system, implementation of development schemes etc.
To constitute and control the Regional Transport Committee (RTC) for every district and metropolitan
area, coordination between agencies, organizations providing transport services and deals with the
matters relating to road transport owners and workers to suggest appropriate measures therefore.
Road Construction / Maintenance
The Road and Highway Department (RHD) is responsible for the management of the National,
Regional and Zilla road network of about 21.000 Km in road length and some 18.258 bridges with
annual development and revenue funds of 3.463 crore Taka of which about 2.547 crore Taka is from
the Annual Development Budget and 916 crore Taka from the Revenue Budget in fiscal year 2007-08.
RHD has been at the fore point in Bangladesh to introduce E-governance. RHD had officially
launched RHD Website in July 2003.
The Website contains a wide variety of information on technical and managerial issues. This includes
roads and bridges data, personal data, financial project information, different manuals, standard test
procedures, design standards for roads and bridges as well as management plans for each area. The
total number of posts in the Department is almost 20.000.
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) was created in 1962 when the old 'Construction &
Building (C&B) organisation was split into 2 separate bodies (the other being Public Works
Department). RHD is responsible for the construction and the maintenance of the major road and
bridge network of Bangladesh.
Since the Department was established the size of the major road network in Bangladesh has grown
from 2.500 km to the present network of 20.866,36 km.
The RHD is headed by a Chief Engineer who is supported by a number of Additional Chief Engineers.
It is responsible for an annual budget (2007-08) of 3.462,75 crore Taka, of which about 2.546,79
Crore Taka (1324,03 GoB & 680,21 Project part) is from the Annual Development Budget and 915,96
crore Taka from the Revenue Budget. The total number of posts in the Department is almost 20.000.
Axle Load Limits
Road No
From
To
Length
Bridge
Ferry
Travel
International
Time
Destination
Remark
(Car)
N1
Dhaka
Teknaf
454.592
399
No
6:00
Teknaf is the
* Road
(National
(No load
Myanmar
between
Highway)
restriction)
Entry Point
Cox and
Teknaf bad
condition
* No car
and truck
ferry in
teknaf
* No load
restriction
N2(
Dhaka
Tamabil
286,4
211 (No
0
n/a
India through
*Pass
National
load
the Tamabil
through the
Highway)
restriction)
Entry Point
Sylet
International
Airport
*Good
condition
road
possible
India
*Corridor(
Car and
Truck)
*No load
restriction
N5
Dhaka
Bangladandh
507
236 (No
1
n/a
Nepal
*Good
(National
load
condition
Highway)
Restriction)
Road
*Possible
congestion
due to the
ferry
*Nepal
Entry Point
*No load
Restriction
N7
Dauladia
Mongla port
252
66 (No
0
n/a
Final
Good
(National
load
Destination
condition
Highway)
restriction)
Mongla Port
Road
To Dhaka
ferry in
Dauladia
* No load
restriction
N706
(National
Highway)
Jessore
Benapole
38
7 (no load
restriction)
0
2:00
Final
*Main road
destination
to Calcutta
Benapole
Entry Point
*Good
condition
road without
load
restriction
*Possibility
of traffic
congestion
N8
Dhaka
Patuakhali
191
145 (no
4
n/a
n/a
*Good
(National
Road
load
roads
Highway)
(Barisal)
restriction)
condition
* Possibility
of traffic
congestion
due to the
ferry issues
Bridges
RHD is responsible for the management of the National, Regional and Zilla road network of about
21.000 Km in road length and some 18.258 bridges.
The bridges on the National Highway have been set up without load restrictions. All the main bridges
are with tax payment passage (cars between 20 and 50 Taka, trucks: between 100 and 600 Taka).
Major Bridge
Lalanshah Bridge
Road No
N 704 (Jhenaidah-Kushtia-Paksey
Length
Load
(M)
restriction
Tax
1786
No
Yes
Ferry-Dasuria Road)
Daud Kandi Bridge
N1 (Dhaka – Teknaf)
1409
No
Yes
BHAIRAB BRIDGE
N2 (Gahka – Sylhet)
1195
No
Yes
BADU BAZAR PC
R 820 (Zinzira-Keraniganj-Nawabganj-
1106
No
Yes
GIDER BRIDGE
Dohar-Srinagar Road)
Gabkhan Bridge
R870 (Barisal-Jhalokati-Rajapur-
918
n/a
n/a
Bhandaria-Pirojpur Road)
Hajrath Sha Amanath Satu
N1 (Dhaka – Teknaf)
914
No
Yes
MEGHNA BRIDGE
N1 (Dhaka – Teknaf)
900
No
Yes
PASTOGOLA BRIDGE
N8 (Dhaka – Barisol)
848
No
Yes
Dharla Bridge
Z5622 (Kurigram-Nageswari-
657
No
Yes
Bhurungamari Road)
International Corridors Leading to the Country
Corridor
From
To
Transportation
Remark
Logistic
No
Int 1
Infrastructure
India (
Bangladesh
Truck
Calcutta)
Possibility of Road
Warehouse in Depot
Congestion
in Jessore
Between Benapole Possibility Air
Jessore
Bridge from Jessore
Air Port
Int 2
International
Bangladesh
Shipment
No bulk Food
n/a
possibility
Int 3
International
Bangladesh
Shipment
Nil
Transit rail and road
container Chittagong
Dhaka
Ware housing depot
Dhaka and
Chittagong
Air Bridge
Possibility
Int 4
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Small Boat
Only NFI and Bag
n/a
possibility
Int 5
India
Bangladesh
Truck
n/a
Optional in case of
congestion of
Benapole
Main Corridors within the Country (leading to main towns / hubs)
HUBES
CORRIDORS
DETAIL
Logistic
Facilities
Location
Corridor No
From
To
Transportation
Road
Detail
Km
Remark
*Government
Jessore
1
Benapole
Jessore
Truck
N706
38
n/a
2
Mongla
Jessore
Truck
N7
50
n/a
3
Jessore
Dhaka
Truck
N704-
350
No direct
warehouse
* Air Port
Facilities
*Government
warehouse*
Air Port
Facilities
*Storage
Dhaka
4
Chittagong
Dhaka
Truck
N507-
road but
N405-
without
N4
ferry
N1
250
n/a
N1
200
Good
Facility
Train
*International
Airport
*Transit yard
container
facility
*train from
Chittagong
*Storage
Chittagong
5
Facility
Teknaf
Chittagong
Truck
Condition
Road till
*International
Cox
Airport
Cox –
*Transit yard
container
facility
*train from
Chittagong
Road Corridor Assessment
Teknaf not
good road
condition
Main domestic road corridors
From Chittagong to Dhaka
The Dhaka–Chittagong corridor is central to Bangladesh’s economy, since it generates almost 50
percent of its GDP and handles about 85 percent of its international maritime trade.
General Informations
Total distance
242 Km
Total travel time
5 to 6 hours
Road classification
National Highway
Security
Security is good, while road safety is bad as in the entire country
Main towns/hubs
Chittagong, Comilla, Dhaka
Road functional class Highway
Comments
Surface
Paved
Comments
Road condition
Compacted - rough (<40kph), Compacted - smooth (>40 kph), Seasonal Variations
Comments

Congestions occur regularly

Floods may occur temporarily during the Monsoon season
Passable by what traffic: dry season
Heavy trucks (15 - 23 tonnes) (6x6 or 6x 4) with trailer, Heavy trucks (15 - 23 tonnes) (6x6 or 6x 4)
without trailer, Light trucks (8 - 12 tonnes) (6x6) with trailer, Light trucks (8 - 12 tonnes) (6x6) without
trailer, Light trucks (3 - 8 tonnes) (4x4), Tractors (< 40 tonnes), Light vehicles passengers, Light
vehicles pick-up, Motorbike, Non-motorised traffic
Passable by what traffic: rainy season
Comments

Floods may occur temporarily during the Monsoon season
Obstacles and bridges
Debris/wreckage, Flooded, Road damage, Bridge
Comments

Floods may occur temporarily during the Monsoon season

Regularly, due to climatic conditions