Roads and Highways Department

The Roads and Highways Department (Bengali: সড়ক ও জনপথ অধিদপ্তর) is an agency of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges across Bangladesh.^[1][2] The department is a subsidiary of the Road Transport and Highways Division, a division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.

Roads and Highways Department

Formation	1962
Type	Government agency
Legal status	In operation
Purpose	Construction and maintenance of highways and bridges
Headquarters	122/1, Love Road, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Chief Engineer	Syed Moinul Hasan
Parent organization	Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
Affiliations	Road Transport and Highways Division
Website	www.rhd.gov.bd

Head office of Roads and Highways Department under construction at South Kunipara, Tejgaon, Dhaka.

History

Roads and Highways Department was established in 1962 after the Construction & Building organisation was broken into two, the other being Public Works Department.^[1] The department is responsible for the construction of roads, highways, and bridges and their upkeep. It also has a broader plan to replace ferry routes with bridges.^[3]

Road length by Zones, Circles and Divisions

Zone	Circle	Division	Length of Roads in km
Barishal	Barishal	Barishal	353.27
		Bhola	280.96
		Jhalokathi	251.48
		Pirojpur	288.37
	Patuakhali	Patuakhali	257.18
		Barguna	172.68
Chattogram	Chattogram	Chattogram	570.48
		Chattogram South	366.53
		Cox's Bazar	563.22
	Rangamati	Rangamati	224.81
		Khagrachhari	388.76
		Bandarban	552.55
Cumilla	Cumilla	Cumilla	870.94
		Brahmanbaria	289.82
		Chandpur	362.32
	Noakhali	Noakhali	541.46
		Feni	295.49
		Laxmipur	256.51
Dhaka	Dhaka	Dhaka	276.61
		Gazipur	412.13
		Manikganj	239.49
	Narayanganj	Narayanganj	363.30
		Narsingdi	253.41
		Munshiganj	324.74
Gopalganj	Gopalganj	Gopalganj	300.10
		Shariatpur	142.39
		Madaripur	216.74
	Faridpur	Faridpur	330.70
		Rajbari	156.65
Khulna	Khulna	Khulna	413.18
		Bagerhat	440.29
		Satkhira	281.65
	Jashore	Jashore	338.56
		Magura	231.71
		Narail	188.60
	Kushtia	Jhenaidah	395.64
		Kushtia	268.82
		Chuadanga	142.79
		Meherpur	158.89
Mymensingh	Mymensingh	Mymensingh	569.28
		Netrakona	368.83
		Kishoreganj	426.83
	Jamalpur	Jamalpur	348.44
		Sherpur	319.84
		Tangail	576.90
Rajshahi	Rajshahi	Rajshahi	426.51
		Naogaon	475.34
		Chapai Nawabganj	231.12
	Pabna	Pabna	531.02
		Sirajganj	441.80
		Natore	357.60
Rangpur	Bogura	Bogura	524.54
		Gaibandha	283.90
		Joypurhat	190.98
	Rangpur	Rangpur	386.91
		Kurigram	276.04
		Lalmonirhat	180.11
	Dinajpur	Dinajpur	524.96
		Nilphamari	277.91
		Panchagarh	182.75
		Thakurgaon	192.44
Sylhet	Sylhet	Sylhet	554.18
		Sunamganj	345.44
	Moulvi Bazar	Moulvi Bazar	380.64
		Habiganj	338.78

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