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ROAD COMMUNICATION IN BANGLADESH

Road communication is an important part of the entire communication system of Bangladesh. But it cannot meet well the needs of modern life because roads and highways are not much developed in our country.

There are two types of roads in Bangladesh. The highways are metalled but most of the roads in the countryside are mud-built. Bangladesh has twenty-five thousand miles of roads. Trucks, buses, cars, scooters ply on these roads. Besides, private persons or companies ply a large number of buses, trucks, and other vehicles along various routes of the country.

The major highways connect Dhaka with other towns and ports in the country. Aricha road extends to the main towns in North Bengal and Chittagong highways connect Dhaka with Comilla, Noakhali, Feni, Chandpur, Brahmanbaria and Chittagong. There are ferry services to carry passengers, loads and automobiles to the other side of the big rivers where there is no bridge.

Road communication is not much developed in our country. The roads and highways in most parts are narrow. Hundreds of trucks and public buses rush with an alarming speed. A journey along the highways is often unsafe and risky. Road accidents occur frequently and taka a heavy toll of human life. The unmetalled roads get muddy in the rainy season and are full of dust in the dry season.

Road communication in Bangladesh is backward for a number of reasons. Our country is a delta region and in most places the land is low. A network of rivers, canals and marshy lands spread all over

Bangladesh. Only major towns, sub-divisional towns, upazilas and ports are connected by roads. Moreover, existing road and highways are largely damaged and destroyed during the liberation war.

The progress of a country largely depends on the development of roads and highways. Bangladesh does not have enough money to connect the remotest corners of the country with roads and highways. Still road communication is easy and quick. Hence the Government should pay more attention to the improvement of roads in the country.