Roads and Highways Department
Appearance
Formation | 1962 |
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Type | Government agency |
Legal status | In operation |
Purpose | Construction and maintenance of highways and bridges |
Headquarters | 122/1, Love Road, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Chief Engineer | Syed Moinul Hasan |
Parent organization | Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges |
Affiliations | Road Transport and Highways Division |
Website | www |
The Roads and Highways Department (Bengali: সড়ক ও জনপথ অধিদপ্তর) is an agency of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges across Bangladesh.[1][2] The department is a subsidiary of the Road Transport and Highways Division, a division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.
History
[edit]Roads and Highways Department was established in 1962 after the Construction & Building organisation was broken into two, the other being Public Works Department.[1] The department is responsible for the construction of roads, highways, and bridges and their upkeep. It also has a broader plan to replace ferry routes with bridges.[3]
Road length by Zones, Circles and Divisions
[edit]Zone | Circle | Division | Length of Roads in km |
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Barishal | Barishal | Barishal | 353.27 |
Bhola | 280.96 | ||
Jhalokathi | 251.48 | ||
Pirojpur | 288.37 | ||
Patuakhali | Patuakhali | 257.18 | |
Barguna | 172.68 | ||
Chattogram | Chattogram | Chattogram | 570.48 |
Chattogram South | 366.53 | ||
Cox's Bazar | 563.22 | ||
Rangamati | Rangamati | 224.81 | |
Khagrachhari | 388.76 | ||
Bandarban | 552.55 | ||
Cumilla | Cumilla | Cumilla | 870.94 |
Brahmanbaria | 289.82 | ||
Chandpur | 362.32 | ||
Noakhali | Noakhali | 541.46 | |
Feni | 295.49 | ||
Laxmipur | 256.51 | ||
Dhaka | Dhaka | Dhaka | 276.61 |
Gazipur | 412.13 | ||
Manikganj | 239.49 | ||
Narayanganj | Narayanganj | 363.30 | |
Narsingdi | 253.41 | ||
Munshiganj | 324.74 | ||
Gopalganj | Gopalganj | Gopalganj | 300.10 |
Shariatpur | 142.39 | ||
Madaripur | 216.74 | ||
Faridpur | Faridpur | 330.70 | |
Rajbari | 156.65 | ||
Khulna | Khulna | Khulna | 413.18 |
Bagerhat | 440.29 | ||
Satkhira | 281.65 | ||
Jashore | Jashore | 338.56 | |
Magura | 231.71 | ||
Narail | 188.60 | ||
Kushtia | Jhenaidah | 395.64 | |
Kushtia | 268.82 | ||
Chuadanga | 142.79 | ||
Meherpur | 158.89 | ||
Mymensingh | Mymensingh | Mymensingh | 569.28 |
Netrakona | 368.83 | ||
Kishoreganj | 426.83 | ||
Jamalpur | Jamalpur | 348.44 | |
Sherpur | 319.84 | ||
Tangail | 576.90 | ||
Rajshahi | Rajshahi | Rajshahi | 426.51 |
Naogaon | 475.34 | ||
Chapai Nawabganj | 231.12 | ||
Pabna | Pabna | 531.02 | |
Sirajganj | 441.80 | ||
Natore | 357.60 | ||
Rangpur | Bogura | Bogura | 524.54 |
Gaibandha | 283.90 | ||
Joypurhat | 190.98 | ||
Rangpur | Rangpur | 386.91 | |
Kurigram | 276.04 | ||
Lalmonirhat | 180.11 | ||
Dinajpur | Dinajpur | 524.96 | |
Nilphamari | 277.91 | ||
Panchagarh | 182.75 | ||
Thakurgaon | 192.44 | ||
Sylhet | Sylhet | Sylhet | 554.18 |
Sunamganj | 345.44 | ||
Moulvi Bazar | Moulvi Bazar | 380.64 | |
Habiganj | 338.78 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Roads and Highways Department-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". rhd.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "China-funded roads get green light". The Daily Star. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Dept, International Monetary Fund Asia and Pacific (2013). Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. International Monetary Fund. p. 158. ISBN 9781475543520.
- ^ "RHD_Zone_Circle_Divisionwise_Road_Length.pdf" (PDF).