Course Title: Transport Economics Course No.

: Econ 4207

Transport policy of Khulna City

Prepared by
Sheikh Sadiujjamann ID:141517
Sumaiya Tasnim ID:141519
Md. Najmus Sakib ID:141530
Md. Ariful Islam ID:141534
Emmanuel Mardi ID:141540
Year: 4th Term: 2nd
Economics Discipline
Khulna University
 Objectives
 Enhance road facilities to increase trade
 Increase eco-efficiency transport system
 Increase road safety
 Increase energy efficient transport system
 Improve time efficient transport system
 Improve connectivity among local roads
 Maintaining existing infrastructure
 Challenges
 Poor transport quality
 Lower level road
 Lack of budget for transport improvement
 Narrow and insufficient road
 Poor drainage system
 Old railroad and vulnerable water vessel system
 Corruption
 Illegal parking
 Improving regional connectivity
 Increasing number of vehicles
Priorities to promote economic growth
Facilitating Bangladesh’s Trade
 Improvement of transport system to increase export
competitiveness and investment climate in Mongla EPZ
and increase trade from Mongla Port to increase GDP
 Improvement of Khulna-Mongla and Khulna-Benapole
transport system to increase trade with India
 Two way logistics should be modernize and custom
clearance system also
Priorities to promote economic growth
(contd…)
Intra-regional Trade and Transit
 Implementation of local government regulatory
 Make available transport facilities among inter-cities
( road, rail or water) and deliver goods one place to
another place without transshipment cost.
 Increase inter-cities exchange of rail wagons for carrying
goods
 Updated customs procedures and take necessary steps
 Inter-cities trade should be a ‘win-win’ transaction
Priorities for Action: Alleviating poverty
 Dredging rivers for enhancing water transport
 Intra city railroads should be establish and upgrade as
Khulna-Mongla, Khulna-Narail, Khulna-Jessore, Khulna-
Benapole, Khulna-Satkhira to reduce transport cost of
marginal class.
 Road side squatters and bazars have to provide unused
land or a specific place to reduce congestion
 Planning for disaster preparedness
 Other issues
Strengthening Governance in Transport
 KCC should have a clear commitment of zero corruption
and priorities to invest in not only roads and highway but
also vehicles
 Number of easy bike and private vehicles should be
reduce
 Inter city bus service should be upgrade
 Recommendation
Sustaining Economic Growth
 Promote public private partnership
 Railroad should be developed as Mongla-Khulna-Benapole to
reduce transport cost and increase trade with India
 Complete the conversion of Mongla port into the landlord port
model
Alleviating Poverty
 Provide equal opportunity waterway vessels
 Number of easy bike should be reduce and public transport
service should be modified
Recommendation (contd… )
Routine management
 Safety monitoring and audits
 Parking management and enforcement
 Traffic signal maintenance
 Installing and maintaining efficient systems
Strengthening Governance
 Investment in railways and inland water transport
 Improve vehicle fitness through better testing and
enforcement
Improve the quality of road design, and introduce formal
Recommendation (contd… )
 Separate the route or time of
transportation
 Separate roads or route for general vehicle and high
loaded vehicle
Specify the entering time of large vehicle
 Strict Traffic rules
 Adapting to the Impacts of Climate
Change
 Improve drainage system besides the roads
 KDA have to monitor the land use plan to shifting new
Thank You for Patience Hearing