Database - United Nations in Bangladesh
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Transport and Communication 167<br />
9.1 Road Transport<br />
Table 9.1.1 National and Regional Road Network Density <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bangladesh</strong> by RHD Zones<br />
Road Length (km.)<br />
Network<br />
RHD Zone<br />
Total Area Density per<br />
National Regional<br />
Total Length (sq.km) 100 sq.km.<br />
Highway Highway<br />
(N) (R) (T = N+R) (A) (T/A)<br />
Dhaka 562 263 825 24111 3.42<br />
Comilla 558 229 787 25297 3.11<br />
Chittagong 387 104 491 21070 2.33<br />
Rangpur 556 243 799 20203 3.95<br />
Rajshahi 336 208 544 14310 3.80<br />
Khulna 338 376 714 22274 3.21<br />
Barisal 259 287 546 20305 2.69<br />
Total (km) 2996 1710 4706 147570 _<br />
Mean _ _ _ _ 3.22<br />
Standard Deviation _ _ _ _ 0.58<br />
Coefficient of variation _ _ _ _ 17.9%<br />
Source: RHD (1998)<br />
Table 9.1.2 Road Accident Statistic of <strong>Bangladesh</strong> (1998 -2000)<br />
Accidents by Severity types<br />
Year<br />
1998 1999 2000<br />
Fatal 2000 2432 2523<br />
Grievous 1137 986 1029<br />
Simple 193 304 209<br />
Collision 203 220 209<br />
Total Accidents 3533 3942 3970<br />
Deaths from Road Accidents 2346 1951 3058<br />
Source: Habib and Hoque (2003)<br />
Table 9.1.3 Road Accident Statistic of Dhaka Metropolitan Area<br />
Year<br />
Accidents by Severity types<br />
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000<br />
Fatal 343 363 399 304 293<br />
Grievous 384 474 593 328 384<br />
Simple 171 117 64 122 29<br />
Collision 103 169 146 138 145<br />
Total Accidents 1001 1123 1202 982 851<br />
Deaths from Road Accidents 396 374 420 314 301<br />
Source: Habib and Hoque (2003)