The

road A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of ...

network of Bangladesh consists of national

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

s (designated by a number preceded by "N"), regional highways (R numbers) and

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or district roads (Z numbers) which are maintained by

Roads and Highways Department Department of Roads and Highways is a Bangladeshi state department that is responsible for the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges and is located at the industrial area of Tejgaon in Dhaka, the capital city. History Roads and H ...

, as well as Upazila Roads, Union Roads, and Village Roads which are maintained by

Local Government Engineering Department Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is an organ of Bangladesh government created for provision of transport infrastructures in rural areas and to provide technical support to the rural and the urban local government institutions (LGIs), p ...

. The total length is more than 375,000 km.

Expressways

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে) or Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway is the first national expressway in Banglad ...

Under construction

Dhaka Elevated Expressway Dhaka Elevated Expressway is Bangladesh's first elevated expressway project, which will connect the Shahjalal airport with Kutubkhali via Mohakhali, Tejgaon and Kamalapur of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the largest infrastructure projects ta ...

46 km *

Chittagong Elevated Expressway Chittagong Elevated Expressway is Bangladesh's second elevated expressway project, which will connect the Shah Amanat airport with Lalkhan Bazaar. The Max-Ranken Joint Venture has entered contract with Chittagong Development Authority for buildin ...

16 km *

Dhaka Bypass Expressway Dhaka Bypass Expressway is an under construction controlled-access highway located in the division of Dhaka. The project is a section of Asian Highway 1. The primary purpose of construction was to reduce heavy traffic on access roads and highw ...

48 km *

Purbachal Expressway Purbachal Expressway is a , eight-lane-wide avenue expressway in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This expressway connects Purbachal to eastern Dhaka. History In 2005, a proposal involving development for project of Purbachal was passed. In that proposal an e ...

13 km * Dhaka–Ashulia Elevated Expressway 24 km * Gabtoli–Nabinagar–Paturia Expressway 73 km

Approved

* Dhaka Mymensingh Expressway * Marine Drive Expressway * Dhaka East West Elevated Expressway * Rampura-Amulia-Demra Expressway * Abdullahpur–Gabtoli Expressway

Proposed/Planned

* Chittagong–Cox's Bazar Expressway * Tamabil–Gundum Expressway * Gobrakura–Payra port Expressway * Kotalipara–Mongla Port Expressway * Burimari–Bhomra Expressway * Banglabandha–Jaldhaka Expressway * Joypurhat–Tamabil Expressway * Sonamashjid–Brahmanbaria Expressway * Benapol–Laksham Expressway * Khulna City Outer Bypass Expressway * Khulna–Mongla Expressway Dhaka Chittagong Highway

Roads and highways

List of regional roads

List of zilla (district) roads

Major bridges in Bangladesh

External links

Official website

References

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