The problems we face while using Public transportation in Dhaka city

In ancient times, people often covered long distances on foot. For instance, even today it is not uncommon for people in rural areas to commute several kilometers every day. But now-a-days both rural areas and towns transportation plays a significance role for communication.
Transportation in developing countries is of great significance because of its contribution to national and regional economic, industrial, social, and cultural development. However, most developing countries are facing problems related to traffic and transportation. Inadequate transportation facilities slow down the process of socioeconomic development in a country. Especially in a heavily populated country such as Bangladesh, managing different aspects of transportation is a difficult task.

The most important problem concerning transportation professionals in Bangladesh is that of highway safety. Ministry of Transport figures show that approximately (5000-10,000) people died in road accidents in each year. The fatality rates are high in many cities in the subcontinent. Another important problem is personal security. By the time of transportation people should concern about it, because there is a chance of being injured or hijacked in any transport both at day & night. The growing trend toward private transportation increases congestion. The way to avoid congestion is to travel by mass transport or railways. Roads are getting jam-packed because more vehicles travel on them, sometimes the street beggars and hawkers are also reasonable for this traffic-jam and that is the biggest problem in transportation of Bangladesh. Most of the transport has limited space to carry passengers and loads, so there is a difficulty in carrying heavy loads. There is a limitation of good public transport in Bangladesh also alternatives to public transport aren’t available. That’s why to journey both in public and private transport should take a long wait. Sometimes there is a possibility of cancellations of any private transport without any declaration. Most of the time private transport isn’t running in 24 hours, so people can’t travel according to necessary. There is a limitation of stoppage/station also, so people can’t ride at the place they want, they should wait for the vehicle or go to the stoppage first. There are many vehicles which aren’t well-furnished, so the passengers suffered at the bad weathers. The vehicle owner never concern about being on time and the length of journey time compared with another schedule. Sometimes it is hard to get information about a journey. In many cases the behavior of ticket-collector/ conductor or passengers aren’t good. Both the public and private transportation systems having lack of cleanliness, discomfort of the ride, hassle of buying tickets, charging high cost and difficulties getting on and off.

Finally, we can say there is too difficulties in daily transportation of Bangladesh both the public and private sector. Although there is a large private-sector involvement in transportation, government plays a large regulatory and developmental role. We expect Bangladeshi government should pass legislation to control vehicles on roads and enforce tougher environmental regulations. With the majority of World Bank funds allocated toward transportation and highways, the government should adopt the latest technology and introduce mass rapid transit to reduce congestion and accidents on roads.