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I have some experience on town planning,popupation control and city traffic. Based on these, following is submitted in very brief:

Primary Reasons of Dhaka Traffic Problem:

1) Less roads and unplanned city.
2) Small area and rapid vertical expansion which is against the norms of city planning.
3) More people in small area that is rapidly increasing vehicular traffic in the same area.
4) Absence of good quality mass transportation system.
5) Lack of coordination among city service providing agencies.

Suggested(Primary) Remedial Measures:

1) Immediate measures to stop further construction of any building above five floors in central Dhaka ( the area between Buriganga and Turag). Kolkata did it 35 years back . More other cities of the world also have done this.
2) All connected agencies/experts along with expert representatives of all the political parties together should make a plan for better road system and traffic system for Dhaka which the govt should execute in phases. The plan should incorporate short, medium and long term measures and suggest immediate construction of flyovers at major pressure points.
3) Dhaka City Corporations power should be strengthen like a city government.
4) Indiscriminate parking, growth of slums, roadside shops/vendors etc need to be checked and gradually removed.
5) Basic building codes published in govt gazette to be circulated and pasted on walls of all Mahallas and Paras with instruction for public to inform DCC and RAJUK as to its violation by anybody . Stern action should be take on such information/complaints and city dwellers informed of the action taken thereof.
6) Stern action should be taken against those who have already constructed buildings violating RJUK’s building code.
7) Laws to be enacted to discourage/stop and import/purchase of big size( Pajero /BMW/HUMMMER/ vehicles above 18000cc etc)govt and private vehicles other than public transports. This will enable vehicles to occupy less road/parking space and also entail less fuel consumption and consequential less foreign currency expenditure. Introduce mass transportation systems of standard quality to discourage use of private transports.
9) Connect Dhaka with nearby towns( like Comill,B Baria, Joydebpur,Gajipur, Mymensingh,keraniganj,Dhamrai etc) by good road and shuttle train systems.
10) Encourage making mass transports within the country by our own technical experts of BUET and other( BMTF,PROGOTI, Sayedpur Railway Workshop etc) institutions.
11) Massive family planning scheme.

Alam