Communication
in Bangladesh consists of water-ways, roads, highways and airways. There are
also various means of transport in the country. Of the various means of
transport in Bangladesh water transport is the most important Steamers,
Launches, and country boats are the common water transport. These carry people
and good from one place to another.
Railways
and highways connect all the districts of the country. Goods trains and trucks
are used for carrying goods from one place to another. There are private and
public bus services throughout the country. Besides these, rickshaws,
baby-taxis, cycles and carts ply through the streets in the towns and
cities.
Bangladesh airways are run by
Bangladesh Biman. It offers international as well as domestic service through
regular flights. All the important places of the country are connected with the
capital city by air. Biman now travels to many countries of Asia, Europe and
Africa.
Transport system is not fairly developed
in our country. In the cities people have to spend a huge amount of money as
rickshaw and baby-taxi fare. Town service buses and B.R.T.C.
buses ply through the streets of the city. But their number is also small that
one has to wait for hours to avail them. One cannot depend on a bus to go to one’s place of work in time. A man has to spend a big portion of his salary
for rickshaw and other fares. A journey by train or bus is often troublesome.
Along waterways the number of launches and steamers is not enough to carry the
increasing population of the country. Country boats take a long time to carry
people and goods to a long distance.
Our Government has laid special
emphasis on the improvement of communication system in the country. Rail cars
have been introduced. A good number of buses have been imported. Some are being
manufactured in the Progati Industries in Bangladesh. Cargo Launches and
passenger launches are being manufactured and assembled in the dock-yards at
Narayanganj and Dhaka. We hope that at least the basic problems in the field of
transport in Bangladesh will be solved in near future.
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