Transportation in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh

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Intercity Transportation:

By Air
Dhaka is connected by air with several Major cities including Sylhet, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, and Saidpur. The domestic airlines include: Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, United Airways, and Best Air.
 

By Water
As a land of river, Dhaka is well-connected to the southern districts by the net-like waterways. Several Launches and Steamer boats run between Dhaka and Chadpur, Barisha, Bhola, Patuakhali, Khulna, Bagerhat, Sunderbans etc. The river terminal is located at Sadarghat of the old Dhaka city. Almost every year there are a few launch accidents due to storms, fogs and overloading during the festival seasons. It is recommended  to avoid water transport during bad weather and festival seasons such as Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha.

By Train
Capital Dhaka city is well connected to almost all of the major cities by train service. The central train station is located at Kamalapur. Trains become overcrowded and it becomes almost impossible to get tickets during the festival seasons. So, it is better not to avoid the festival seasons. Although the train service is relatively cheap but the quality of service is not up to the mark.

By Bus
Intercity bus service is very good in Bangladesh and many air-conditioned luxurious buses run from Dhaka to every corner of the country. Bus services start early in the morning and run every hourly until mid-night. In most of the cases there are no toilet facilities in the bus but buses provide stop-over on the way where you can find toilets, shopping facilities and food/restaurant facilities.  

Intra-city Transportation

Bus
There are some good air-conditioned intra-city bus services but most of the buses do not have air-conditioning. As Dhaka is a dusty city, it is always recommended to find and ride in air-conditioned buses. At least you would not be sweating like anything in the hot and humid weather in the extreme traffic jam of Dhaka.

Rent a Car
There are many car-rental services in Dhaka. It is often safe to ask the hotel staff whether they provide or arrange any such car rental services. 

Taxi - Standard
There are a very few taxis in Dhaka and although they are metered but they never follow the meter. The passengers need to bargain and fix the fare before the start of the journey and the drivers often refuses to go to some destinations, mainly based on the traffic jam.

Taxi - Three-wheeler
These taxis are also known as CNG auto-rickshaw. There are plenty of these taxis in Dhaka but it is quite difficult to find an empty one during the rush hours. Same as the standard taxis, these taxis are metered but they never follow the meter. The passengers need to bargain and fix the fare before the start of the journey and the drivers often refuses to go to some destinations, mainly based on the traffic jam.

Rickshaw
Rickshaw is abundant in Dhaka and throughout Bangladesh and the fare is quite reasonable. You need to bargain and fix the fare beforehand. This environment-friendly transport is a bit slow and is one of the main reasons for the immense traffic jam in Dhaka.

Driving Direction, rules and conditions
Unlike the USA and Canada, vehicles in Bangladesh drive on the left side of the road. You need to have a local or international driving license or permit to drive in Bangladesh. Road condition is good in some places and not so good in other places. Expect a lot of traffic jams here and there, specially in Dhaka.

 
         
   

   

 


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