The Roads and Highways Department () is an agency of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges across Bangladesh. The department is a subsidiary of the Road Transport and Highways Division, a division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.
History Roads and Highways Department was established in 1962 after the Construction & Building organisation was broken into two, the other being Public Works Department. The department is responsible for the construction of roads, highways, and bridges and their upkeep. It also has a broader plan to replace ferry routes with bridges.
Organization and jurisdiction To ensure efficient management of its activities, the Roads and Highways Department categorizes the entire highway network of Bangladesh into zones, circles, and divisions. The zones are headed by Additional Chief Engineers, circles by Superintending Engineers, and divisions by Executive Engineers. Furthermore, sub-divisions are headed by Sub-Divisional Engineers, while Sub-Assistant Engineers act as section officers for the respective sections.
Lengths of the roads by zones, circle and divisons +ZoneCircleDivisionLength of Roads in kmBarishalBarishalBarishal353.27Bhola280.96Jhalokathi251.48Pirojpur288.37PatuakhaliPatuakhali257.18Barguna172.68ChattogramChattogramChattogram570.48Chattogram South366.53Cox's Bazar563.22RangamatiRangamati224.81Khagrachhari388.76Bandarban552.55CumillaCumillaCumilla870.94Brahmanbaria289.82Chandpur362.32NoakhaliNoakhali541.46Feni295.49Laxmipur256.51DhakaDhakaDhaka276.61Gazipur412.13Manikganj239.49NarayanganjNarayanganj363.30Narsingdi253.41Munshiganj324.74GopalganjGopalganjGopalganj300.10Shariatpur142.39Madaripur216.74FaridpurFaridpur330.70Rajbari156.65KhulnaKhulnaKhulna413.18Bagerhat440.29Satkhira281.65JashoreJashore338.56Magura231.71Narail188.60KushtiaJhenaidah395.64Kushtia268.82Chuadanga142.79Meherpur158.89MymensinghMymensinghMymensingh569.28Netrakona368.83Kishoreganj426.83JamalpurJamalpur348.44Sherpur319.84Tangail576.90RajshahiRajshahiRajshahi426.51Naogaon475.34Chapai Nawabganj231.12PabnaPabna531.02Sirajganj441.80Natore357.60BoguraBogura422.31Joypurhat190.98RangpurRangpurRangpur386.91Gaibandha144.38Kurigram276.04Lalmonirhat180.11DinajpurDinajpur524.96Nilphamari277.91Panchagarh182.75Thakurgaon192.44SylhetSylhetSylhet554.18Sunamganj345.44Moulvi BazarMoulvi Bazar380.64Habiganj338.78
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