Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh

Mahmudul Hasan; Maria Israt Raka; Mahmuda Siddiki Sornali; Sumaya Tabassum

doi:10.31127/tuje.1899253

Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh

Abstract

Stakeholders’ participation in the creation of municipal infrastructure is the foremost rule for achieving sustainable development goals. Unfortunately, Bangladeshi policymakers pay little attention to this field. As urbanization is in rapid mode, the need for transportation infrastructure to ensure safe mobility is at its peak. This need is met successfully only when individuals accept new constructions; therefore, this study investigated the utility of seven recently constructed seven foot over-bridges at major road networks in Rajshahi. To justify the constructions, structural adequacy and traffic volumes (PCU) were investigated alongside the acceptance among different age groups. Methodologically, the study employed traffic counts, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), 4 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), and a pedestrian survey (on about 6587 people) at sites including Nowdapara, Laxmipur, Shaheb Bazar, New Govt. Degree College, Agrani School, Talaimari, and Binodpur. Developing countries like Bangladesh have resource constraints to achieve SDGs; thus, mega projects require community acceptance to reach desired goals. Unnecessary fund allocation without stakeholder participation creates inefficient transportation facilities, as seen in Rajshahi. This case study concludes with an actionable recommendation to shift toward participatory governance and user-centric design to ensure that infrastructure serves as a development asset rather than a public burden.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Infrastructure Engineering and Asset Management

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mahmudul Hasan
0009-0008-2071-8374
Bangladesh

Maria Israt Raka
0009-0005-1934-5716
Bangladesh

Mahmuda Siddiki Sornali
0009-0005-3862-178X
Bangladesh

Sumaya Tabassum ^*
0000-0002-6405-2876
Bangladesh

Publication Date

July 6, 2026

Submission Date

March 4, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 2, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31127/tuje.1899253

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https://izlik.org/JA63EM25TY

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APA

Hasan, M., Raka, M. I., Sornali, M. S., & Tabassum, S. (2026). Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh. Turkish Journal of Engineering, 10(3), 1092-1102. https://doi.org/10.31127/tuje.1899253

AMA

1.Hasan M, Raka MI, Sornali MS, Tabassum S. Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh. TUJE. 2026;10(3):1092-1102. doi:10.31127/tuje.1899253

Chicago

Hasan, Mahmudul, Maria Israt Raka, Mahmuda Siddiki Sornali, and Sumaya Tabassum. 2026. “Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh”. Turkish Journal of Engineering 10 (3): 1092-1102. https://doi.org/10.31127/tuje.1899253.

EndNote

Hasan M, Raka MI, Sornali MS, Tabassum S (July 1, 2026) Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh. Turkish Journal of Engineering 10 3 1092–1102.

IEEE

[1]M. Hasan, M. I. Raka, M. S. Sornali, and S. Tabassum, “Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh”, TUJE, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1092–1102, July 2026, doi: 10.31127/tuje.1899253.

ISNAD

Hasan, Mahmudul - Raka, Maria Israt - Sornali, Mahmuda Siddiki - Tabassum, Sumaya. “Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh”. Turkish Journal of Engineering 10/3 (July 1, 2026): 1092-1102. https://doi.org/10.31127/tuje.1899253.

JAMA

1.Hasan M, Raka MI, Sornali MS, Tabassum S. Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh. TUJE. 2026;10:1092–1102.

MLA

Hasan, Mahmudul, et al. “Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh”. Turkish Journal of Engineering, vol. 10, no. 3, July 2026, pp. 1092-0, doi:10.31127/tuje.1899253.

Vancouver

1.Mahmudul Hasan, Maria Israt Raka, Mahmuda Siddiki Sornali, Sumaya Tabassum. Development or Burden: Study on Recent Transportation Infrastructure of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh. TUJE. 2026 Jul. 1;10(3):1092-10. doi:10.31127/tuje.1899253