The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has redesigned and improved the Mohammadpur bus stand intersection, a known traffic hotspot in Dhaka. According to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) record, 123 road crash fatalities were recorded in 2023 in DNCC area with Mohammadpur police station having 4th highest crash fatalities and 55.5% of the fatalities under the police station were near Mohammadpur bus stop.
Now, these redesigned intersection features have improved pedestrian crossings, clearer signage, and traffic-calming measures aimed at reducing crashes and saving lives. This development will enhance safety for all road users, especially pedestrians and vulnerable groups.
This transformation is part of a broader effort under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) program to support evidence-based, data-driven road safety interventions in Dhaka. With technical support from BIGRS partner organization World Resources Institute (WRI), DNCC renovated the intersection following the best international practice in collaboration with DMP.
A delegation of international road safety organizations visited the newly redesigned Mohammadpur intersection today morning under the leadership of Lievanta Millar of Bloomberg Philanthropies. Shirin Wadhaniya and Dr. Zabir Hasan form Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU), Grant Ennis, Mirick Paala, Suganthi Saravanan and Aminul Islam Sujon from Vital Strategies, Brett Harman of Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), and BIGRS Initiative Coordinator Md Abdul Wadud and embedded team were among the delegation. DNCC Superintendent Engineer Khondoker Mahbub Alam and Executive Engineer (Traffic Engineering Circle) Eng.Nayeem Rayhan, DMP’s Deputy Police Commissioner (Traffic-Tejgaon) Rofiqul Islam and Addl. Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Sultana were present at the intersection visit.
DNCC and WRI facilitated the visit and DNCC Superintendent Engineer Khondoker Mahbub Alam explained the road safety measures implemented for the betterment of the intersection. He also uttered DNCC’s commitment to making Dhaka’s roads safer and more accessible for all.
WRI consultant Farzana Islam Toma told that the redesigned intersection is now safer for the road users. But it would be more effective if DNCC could establish digital signals in the intersection.
The intersection upgrade is part of a broader effort under BIGRS to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities through infrastructure improvements and data-driven interventions. During the visit, the delegation observed the on-ground impact of the improvements and discussed future steps for sustaining and expanding such initiatives across the city.