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1. Submitted to:
Dr. Rajib Chakraborty
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Business Administration
Port City International University
Saturday, April 22, 2017 1
Transport System in Bangladesh:
Issues and Options for
Sustainable Development
2. Contents
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Transport System and Overview of
Bangladesh Transport System
Growing issues in Overall Transportation
Steps Towards More Sustainable And
People-centred Transport
7. Transport System
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Transport System:
A transportation system or mode is a system for moving persons or goods consisting
of three components:
(a) The vehicle (equipment) is what moves objects or traffic (people, goods). The
vehicle consists of a container and some type of motive power, either onboard or
elsewhere.
(b) The guide way is what the vehicles move along. The guide way consists of links and
nodes that together form a network. A sequence of links is called a route. A terminal is
a node where traffic is transferred from one vehicle to another.
(c) The operations plan is the set of procedures by which traffic and vehicles are
moved over the guide way, including schedules or timetables, crew assignments, and
control systems.
8. Overview
of
Bangladesh Transport System
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The transport system of Bangladesh consists of ……..
Roads,
Railways,
Inland waterways,
Three seaports,
Maritime shipping and
Civil aviation catering for both domestic and international traffic.
Road Transport
The total paved road length under Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has expanded from a
mere 600 km in 1947 to around 4,265 km in 1973 and to around 21,000 km in 2001. At present
it is nearly 22,000 km.
Another 1,83,354 km of road existed under LGED, as of December 1998, which link
rural growth centers with the arterial routes. Most of the heavy vehicles in Bangladesh
are of 2-axle configuration, with two wheeled front axle and 4-wheeled rear axle. The
axle load limit is 18,000 lbs. or 8.2 tones, compared to 10.2 tons in India.
9. Bangladesh Railway (BR)
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has a total route kilometer of 2734, of which 901 km is Broad
Gauge (BG) and 1833 km is Meter Gauge (MG). The BR is at present catering to
passenger and freight services at 489 stations spread over the entire country. Private
sector is being increasingly involved in railway operations over the last few years.
Inland Water Transport (IWT)
Bangladesh is a Maritime country with vast network of inland waterways. Out of
nearly 24,000 km of rivers, streams and canals in Bangladesh, only about 5,970 km is
navigable by mechanized vessels during monsoon period, which shrinks to about 3,970
km during dry period. Approximately, 90% of IWT services are provided by private
sector. The IWT sector carries over 50% of all arterial freight traffic and one quarter of
all passenger traffic.
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Overview
of
Bangladesh Transport System
10. Urban Transport System
The urban transport issues of mobility, congestion, safety and environmental aspects
are becoming increasing important and critical in Bangladesh. The rapid urbanization
process, high vehicular population growth and that of the mobility, inadequate
transport facilities and policies, varied traffic mix with over concentration of non-
motorized vehicles, absence of dependable public transport system and inadequate
traffic management practices and parking facilities have created a significant
worsening of traffic and environmental problems in the major urban centers, Dhaka in
particular.
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Overview
of
Bangladesh Transport System
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Overview
of
Bangladesh Transport System
Table 1 : Evolution of Transport Demand Mode Share (1975-2005)
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Non integrated transport system : road, water and water are act separately and on is
developing but other deteriorating .
Only road sectoral basis: road transport is comparative advantage than other
competing modes. Investment, resource allocation, maintenance and management is
very much questionable .
Unsustainable development: it requires more sensitive to environment and social
constraints including indirect and long-term impacts with less energy consumption
and reduction of external costs. In this case, rail and water is more efficient than road.
Private Sector’s road undefined: Absence of regulatory institutions, an appropriate
legal framework and inadequacy of capable and educated transport providers,
bureaucratic procedures and practices etc. are some of the factors which are working
as the obstacle to private sector involvement.
GROWING ISSUES IN OVERALL TRANSPORTATION
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• Lack of Outward Looking Approach: transport sector consider basically national
context not cross border issues. It may become extremely costly for Bangladesh to
provide inter-country transport services when situation demand unless compatibility
with neighboring transport systems.
• Serious Institutional Weakness: weak and outdated structure. Lack of resources,
capacity to good governance, sound policy making and public management. Lack of
coordination in different institution.
• Lack of Vision: Long term vision is vital for transport development. But, for the lack
of vision development efforts become ad-hoc and remain unguided.
• Inappropriate Modal mix
• Neglect of Intentional Surface Transport .
GROWING ISSUES IN OVERALL TRANSPORTATION
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KEY ISSUES IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
Access, not Mobility
Movement in cities is not an end in itself. We move in order to gain ACCESS to people and
things. But in car-oriented cities, activities tend to spread out. This forces people to travel
further and further for the same level of accessibility as before.
Moving People, not Cars
We need to focus on moving people and goods rather than vehicles. In dense cities, public
transport saves valuable space and energy compared to private transport, and can make a
healthy profit at the same time. However, cities need to nurture their public transport by giving
then some priority on the road over cars.
Reclaim City Space for Walking and Pedaled Vehicles
The healthiest and most sustainable modes of transport are walking and cycling. Even car drivers
become pedestrians to complete a trip, and effective public transport depends on people being
able to walk comfortably to stations and stops.
Stop Subsidizing Private Motor Vehicles
For making a sustainable transport system subsiding private motor vehicles should be
stopped in an essential basis.
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STEPS
TOWARDS
MORE SUSTAINABLE AND PEOPLE-CENTRED TRANSPORT
1. Accessibility for All
The purpose of transport is to provide access to the contacts, services and goods that we
all need in an equitable, low-cost and low-impact way.
2. Social Equity
Social equity demands that highest priority should go to public transport, walking and
non-motorised vehicles that are accessible to almost everyone and which have low
impacts.
3. Ecological Sustainability
Both global sustainability and the local environment of settlements are seriously threatened by
overuse of private motor vehicles. Transport system should be ecologically sustainable which
make less environmental damage and which full fill the public demand.
4. Health and Safety
Transport has a major impact on health and safety. Motor vehicles are responsible for around
70% of air pollution in many of the world's major cities. Worldwide more than 1.2 million people
are killed every year in road crashes and 50 million are seriously injured. In most developing
countries, more than 60% of the victims are pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. Travel
is safest in places that provide plentiful public transport and facilities for cyclists and
pedestrians.
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STEPS
TOWARDS
MORE SUSTAINABLE AND PEOPLE-CENTRED TRANSPORT
5. Public Participation and Transparency
Transport planning is always the better for involving the communities who are being
planned for. Transparency and open information also help to prevent corrupt practices
that hurt the whole society.
6. Economy and Low-cost
The most sustainable, people-centred and equitable transport policies are low cost and
include restraint of the highest-cost mode of transport – the private car.
7. Information and Analysis
To take action, communities need to understand the forces that are pushing transport priorities
in the wrong directions. They need solid arguments and information to dispel the myths
propounded in support of destructive projects and policies. Destructive
8. Advocacy
Unless voices are raised from local communities (especially poor communities), pedestrians, bus
riders, and non-motorised vehicle (NMV) users in transport planning, then only the voices of
motorists, truckers and big business will be heard by decision-makers. People’s advocacy has
made a dramatic difference to transport plans in diverse places.
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STEPS
TOWARDS
MORE SUSTAINABLE AND PEOPLE-CENTRED TRANSPORT
9. Capability building
There is an urgent need to build capacity and commitment among transport decision-makers to
adapt to the new paradigms that are replacing car-oriented mobility planning.
10. Networking
Networking involves actively making contacts and encouraging information exchange and
collaboration while always respecting the independence of diverse participants.
SOME ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
• Attracts New Business • Generates sales
• Encourages local circulation of money • Stimulates retail trade
• Offers cost effective services • Encourages high value land use
• Increases productivity • Reduces transportation costs
• Enables economic development • Reduces infrastructure costs
• Creates Jobs