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Babu Bazar Bridge: Crossing on the edge

The Babu Bazar Bridge, a vital artery linking Old Dhaka to Mawa via Keraniganj, has become a daily ordeal. Buses stop for long stretches to pick up passengers, battery-powered rickshaws crowd the lanes, and pedestrians risk their lives crossing in the middle of traffic. Despite signs and stairways, the bridge is a tangle of congestion and danger.

A woman crosses the Babu Bazar Bridge with a child at risk to board a bus or battery-powered autorickshaw. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A woman crosses the Babu Bazar Bridge with a child at risk to board a bus or battery-powered autorickshaw. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A signboard prohibiting parking hangs on the Babu Bazar Bridge, a key crossing over the Buriganga River, but it is routinely ignored. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A signboard prohibiting parking hangs on the Babu Bazar Bridge, a key crossing over the Buriganga River, but it is routinely ignored. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Babu Bazar Bridge, a key crossing over the Buriganga River, has become synonymous with suffering, as vehicles are forced to wait for long periods due to buses repeatedly stopping on the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Babu Bazar Bridge, a key crossing over the Buriganga River, has become synonymous with suffering, as vehicles are forced to wait for long periods due to buses repeatedly stopping on the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Babu Bazar Bridge, a key crossing over the Buriganga River, has become synonymous with suffering, as vehicles are forced to wait for long periods due to buses repeatedly stopping on the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Babu Bazar Bridge, a key crossing over the Buriganga River, has become synonymous with suffering, as vehicles are forced to wait for long periods due to buses repeatedly stopping on the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although stairs exist on both sides of the Babu Bazar Bridge, they are not used properly. Most people use the stairs on one side to access the bridge and then cross the roadway to the other side, risking accidents, while no one is monitoring the situation. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although stairs exist on both sides of the Babu Bazar Bridge, they are not used properly. Most people use the stairs on one side to access the bridge and then cross the roadway to the other side, risking accidents, while no one is monitoring the situation. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although stairs exist on both sides of the Babu Bazar Bridge, they are not used properly. Most people use the stairs on one side to access the bridge and then cross the roadway to the other side, risking accidents, while no one is monitoring the situation. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although stairs exist on both sides of the Babu Bazar Bridge, they are not used properly. Most people use the stairs on one side to access the bridge and then cross the roadway to the other side, risking accidents, while no one is monitoring the situation. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although stairs exist on both sides of the Babu Bazar Bridge, they are not used properly. Most people use the stairs on one side to access the bridge and then cross the roadway to the other side, risking accidents, while no one is monitoring the situation. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although stairs exist on both sides of the Babu Bazar Bridge, they are not used properly. Most people use the stairs on one side to access the bridge and then cross the roadway to the other side, risking accidents, while no one is monitoring the situation. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Tractor-like vehicles, locally known as Nosimon, and battery-powered rickshaws cross the Babu Bazar Bridge without regard for any rules. They occupy a large part of the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Tractor-like vehicles, locally known as Nosimon, and battery-powered rickshaws cross the Babu Bazar Bridge without regard for any rules. They occupy a large part of the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Tractor-like vehicles, locally known as Nosimon, and battery-powered rickshaws cross the Babu Bazar Bridge without regard for any rules. They occupy a large part of the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Tractor-like vehicles, locally known as Nosimon, and battery-powered rickshaws cross the Babu Bazar Bridge without regard for any rules. They occupy a large part of the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Tractor-like vehicles, locally known as Nosimon, and battery-powered rickshaws cross the Babu Bazar Bridge without regard for any rules. They occupy a large part of the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Tractor-like vehicles, locally known as Nosimon, and battery-powered rickshaws cross the Babu Bazar Bridge without regard for any rules. They occupy a large part of the bridge to pick up passengers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People take risks to get from one side of the Babu Bazar Bridge to the other to board buses or battery-powered autorickshaws. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People take risks to get from one side of the Babu Bazar Bridge to the other to board buses or battery-powered autorickshaws. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People take risks to get from one side of the Babu Bazar Bridge to the other to board buses or battery-powered autorickshaws. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People take risks to get from one side of the Babu Bazar Bridge to the other to board buses or battery-powered autorickshaws. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People take risks to get from one side of the Babu Bazar Bridge to the other to board buses or battery-powered autorickshaws. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People take risks to get from one side of the Babu Bazar Bridge to the other to board buses or battery-powered autorickshaws. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 28 Jan 2026, 01:25 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 06:18 PM

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