The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today issued a traffic guideline for areas surrounding big markets or shopping malls to create a convenient environment for shopping ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr by managing the huge crowd of people and transport.
To facilitate Eid shopping for the people of Dhaka Metropolitan City, vehicles other than shopping are specially requested to avoid the roads adjacent to various markets as much as possible from 21 and 22 March and 26 March 2025 until the day before Eid and to use alternative routes, said a DMP statement signed by DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali.
“For convenience of the public coming for Eid shopping in various markets and vehicles moving around the market areas, the following crossings will be closed from 1.00 pm to 10.00 pm every day from 21st and 22nd March and 26th March 2025 until the day before Eid,” the statement said.
If the pressure of vehicles on the relevant areas/roads is high, the following diversions will be provided from time to time to control traffic in those areas to keep other roads of the metropolis running, it said.
1. Vehicles going from Sonargaon Crossing to Panthapath (Bir Uttam Kazi Nuruzzaman Road) to Panthapath area/New Market area/Dhanmondi/Mohammanpur/Jhigatola/Mirpur will be diverted towards Farmgate or Shahbagh.
2. Vehicles going from Panthapath Green Road Crossing to Sonargaon Crossing (including vehicles making a U-turn on Panthapath) will be diverted towards Green Road/Russell Square or Farmgate.
3. Vehicles going from Mirpur Road and Dhanmondi to New Market via Science Lab Intersection (except city buses) will be diverted to take a left turn from Science Lab Crossing to Elephant Road or Kataban Road or Palashi Crossing.
4. At New Market Crossing, vehicles (except city buses) going to Mirpur Road will be diverted from New Market Crossing to Nilkhet Crossing or
Azimpur Crossing or New Market-Pilkhana Road.
From 21 and 22 March and 26 March 2025 until the day before Eid, the above diversions will be enforced from time to time, the statement said.
A separate lane (which can accommodate at least 3 rickshaws) is being created on both sides of Mirpur Road from New Market Crossing to Science Lab Crossing for rickshaws.
All rickshaw drivers and passengers are specifically requested to use the said lane.
In this situation, vehicles plying in front of New Market on Panthapath and Mirpur Road are requested to follow the above short-term diversion and use the rickshaw lane in the New Market area of Mirpur Road.
“The DMP seeks everyone's cooperation in this regard,” the statement said.
