Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতু মন্ত্রনালয়
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Agency overview
Formed	10 February 2014
Preceding agency	Ministry of Communications
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Minister responsible	Obaidul Quader, Minister
Agency executives	ABM Amin Ullah Nuri, Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division Md. Abu Bakr Siddique, Secretary, Bridges Division & Executive Director, Bangladesh Bridge Authority
Website	www.rthd.gov.bd

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (Bengali: সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতু মন্ত্রণালয়) is a Bangladeshi government ministry which is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, national highways and bridges. It contains two subsidiary divisions within it:

• Road Transport and Highways Division
• Bridges Division

In contrast to practices in other nations, Bangladesh has four ministries responsible for transportation within the country. They have specific responsibilities, such as:

• Road safety: Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
• Civil aviation: Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
• Maritime transport: Ministry of Shipping
• Rail transport: Ministry of Railways

Organization

Road Transport and Highways Division

• Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority
• Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
• Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
• Roads and Highways Department
• Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited

Bridges Division

• Bangladesh Bridge Authority

See also

• Minister of Road Transport and Bridges

References

• Department of Roads and Highways Job Circular 2021 (সড়ক ও জনপদ অধিদপ্তর) (Bangla)

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