The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has implemented several measures to ensure smooth and hassle-free travel for people heading home for Eid.
In a public notice issued on Sunday, the DMP announced that the movement of trucks, covered vans, and lorries on highways will be banned from Tuesday to Friday and for three days after Eid.
Additionally, the Abdullahpur to Dhour/Ashulia road will be made one-way, with only outgoing vehicles allowed to use the BRT lane.
Several roads will also have controlled traffic from Tuesday until the night before Eid, including:
Dhaka-Ashulia highway: Only vehicles leaving Dhaka will be allowed to travel from Abdullahpur in Uttara to Kamarpara via Dhour Bridge.
Vehicles entering Dhaka from Ashulia-Dhour-Kamarpara-Abdullahpur will be redirected via Ashulia-Dhour-Panchabati and the Mirpur Bypass to enter Gabtali or other areas.
On the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, both lanes of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project from Airport to Gazipur will be designated for outgoing traffic only (one-way diversion), allowing all vehicles from Dhaka to move towards Joydebpur Chaurasta.
No vehicles will be allowed to enter Dhaka via the BRT lane.
Other lanes of the highway will operate as usual, with vehicles entering Dhaka from the BRT lane merging into the normal traffic lanes.
To facilitate smooth travel, the following roads should be avoided by all vehicles except those with urgent needs:
- Dhaka-Mymensingh highway (Airport to Abdullahpur)
- Dhaka-Chittagong highway (Jatrabari to Signboard)
- Purbachal Expressway (300 Feet Road)
- Dhaka-Aricha highway (Mirpur Road: Shyamoli to Gabtali)
- Dhaka-Keraniganj Road (Fulbari to Tatibazar to Babubazar Bridge)
- Dhaka-Mawa highway (Jatrabari to Buriganga Bridge)
- Mohammadpur Basila Crossing to Basila Bridge Road
- Abdullahpur to Dhour Bridge Road
This decision was made in a meeting held on March 9 at Bidyut Bhaban, chaired by the adviser to the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Ministry of Railways.
