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The road network of Bangladesh consists of national highways (designated by a number preceded by "N"), regional highways (R numbers) and zilla or district roads (Z numbers) which are maintained by Roads and Highways Department, as well as Upazila Roads, Union Roads, and Village Roads which are maintained by Local Government Engineering Department.The total length of roads in Bangladesh used to ...
Upazila. An upazila ( Bengali: উপজেলা, romanized : upajēlā, lit. 'sub-district' pronounced: ['upɘdʒeːlaː] ), formerly called thana, is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries.
Geography of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a densely populated, low-lying, mainly riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km (360 mi) on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. The delta plain of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries occupy 79 percent of the country.
Kolshet is pretty much in a developing stage as compared to Ghodbunder Road. Kolshet creek is also known as 'Retibunder' as sand for construction is supplied from this place. The place has industries like SYNTEL, Clariant Chemicals, Wool Research Center and Navnit Motors. The residential complexes here are Everest World, Puraniks Kavyadhara ...
N2 near Shahpur bus station, Madhabpur, Habiganj. The N2 is a Bangladeshi national highway connecting the capital Dhaka and the town of Tamabil in the Sylhet District at the Indian border. The route passes through the city of Sylhet, crossing the Surma River on the Keane bridge. [citation needed] Sections of the highway are known as the Dhaka ...
N1 (Bangladesh) The N1 or Dhaka–Chittagong Highway is the main transportation artery of Bangladesh, connecting the capital city of Dhaka and the southern port city of Chittagong. [citation needed] Approximately 465 kilometres (289 miles) in length, the highway starts at Jatrabari in Dhaka and ends at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar.
Thanas of Bangladesh. A thana ( Bengali: থানা, romanized : thânâ, lit. 'police station') serves as a fundamental administrative unit in Bangladesh, [ 1] functioning as a city district governed by a police station (analogous to a police district or a police precinct ). In rural areas, the thana system, originating in the 18th century ...
Before the construction of the expressway, the two-lane road here was known as the Dhaka Bypass Road. [2] [3] According to varying reports from The Daily Star , construction of the road began either in 1997, November 2001, or January 2002, with an estimated cost of ৳ 283 crore (US$24 million) to ৳ 317 crore (US$27 million), [4] [5] [6] The ...