Department of Roads and Highways is a

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state department that is responsible for the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges and is located at the industrial area of Tejgaon in

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, the capital city.

History

Roads and Highways Department was established in 1962 after the Construction & Building organisation was broken into two, the other being

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. 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.

References

Transport organisations based in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government departments of Bangladesh

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1962 establishments in East Pakistan {{Bangladesh-org-stub