Artist Quamrul Hassan Road (Bengali: শিল্পী কামরুল হাসান সড়ক, romanized: Shilpee Kamrul Hasan Shorrok) is a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was built for the purpose of the construction of a Mirpur DOHS to Uttara section of Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6.[1]
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| Native name | শিল্পী কামরুল হাসান সড়ক (Bengali) |
| Namesake | Quamrul Hassan |
| Type | Street |
| Maintained by | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nearest Dhaka Metro Rail station | |
| Coordinates | 23°51′39″N 90°21′55″E / 23.860946°N 90.365337°E |
| South end | Begum Rokeya Avenue |
| Major junctions |
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| North end | Sonargaon Janapath |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 2016 |
| Completion | 2022 |
| Other | |
| Designer | Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha |
| Status | Active |
Before the construction of the line, there was a narrow path at the location of the street. It was planned to convert the narrow path into a street in 2016 as it was impossible to build the line's viaduct on it due to its narrowness.[1] The street was constructed from the Mirpur Cantonment area through Sector 18 of Uttara to the roundabout at Diabari.[2] During the construction of the MRT Line 6, the 800 meter stretch of the street from Mirpur 12 to Uttara South metro station was constructed with broken bricks; later the narrow section was hastily finished to mark the inauguration of the line in 2022. It later became part of the street connecting Mirpur and Uttara. It is currently the only link road between the two areas.[3][4] The construction of this 4.5 km long street connecting Sonargaon Janapath to Mirpur DOHS reduced the travel time between Mirpur and Uttara.[2] During the construction of Dhaka BRT, traffic congestion on the Airport Road increased and the vehicles started using this street as an alternative.[5] According to the master plan of the Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) Detailed Area Plan, a road has been proposed from the end of the street, i.e. Diabari Roundabout, to Gazipur.[6][7] In 2022, Salehuddin Ahmed, who was involved in Dhaka's bus route rationalization project, said that this street would be included in the project's route.[8] However, the section of the street from Mirpur 12 to Uttara South metro station is not wide enough, causing inconvenience to the passengers and causing traffic jams. It was constructed by Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) and according to DNCC they are not in possession of it so they are unable to address the issue. On the other hand in 2023, M.A.N. Siddique, the then-Managing Director of DMTCL, said that they had sent a letter to the authorities to take over the responsibility of the street.[4] In addition, the 800 meter long section has become prone to accidents due to its collapse after its inauguration. On the other hand, in 2024, the then-DNCC mayor Atiqul Islam stated that the authorities are trying to rebuild the section.[3][4] On 20 December 2023, in the minutes meeting of DNCC, a proposal was accepted to name the street after Patua Quamrul Hassan, who designed the revised version of the flag of Bangladesh.[9][10] In May 2024, it was reported that the DNCC forwarded the approved proposal to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Mahamud, Sohel (3 March 2016). "Metro Rail obstacles contained partially". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Nayeem, Hasnat (24 January 2023). মিরপুর-উত্তরার দূরত্ব কমাল মেট্রোরেলের সংযোগ সড়ক [The distance between Mirpur-Uttara has been reduced by the connecting road of Metro Rail]. Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Sulaiman, Azad (30 January 2024). ওপরে মেট্রোরেলের স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য ॥ নিচে চরম দুর্ভোগ [Comfort of metro rail above ॥ Extreme suffering below]. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Islam, Md Jahidul (12 August 2023). "When will sufferings on new Mirpur 12-Uttara road end?". The Business Standard. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ মিরপুর ডিওএইচএস-উত্তরা সংযোগ সড়কের বেহাল দশা [Bad condition of Mirpur DOHS-Uttara link road]. Bahanno News (in Bengali). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ দিয়াবাড়ি থেকে গাজীপুর পর্যন্ত রাস্তা বাস্তবায়নের দাবিতে মানববন্ধন [Human chain demanding the implementation of road from Diabari to Gazipur]. Jamuna Television (in Bengali). 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b কবি-শিল্পীদের নামে ১২ সড়কের নাম রাখতে চায় ডিএনসিসি [DNCC wants to name 12 roads after poets and artists]. Independent Television (in Bengali). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Limon, Rashed (20 December 2022). মেট্রোরেলের নিচে নতুন সড়ক, সুফল পাচ্ছেন নগরবাসী [New road under metro rail, city residents are getting benefits]. Somoy TV (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ ডিএনসিসির বিভিন্ন সড়কের নাম হবে বিখ্যাত ব্যক্তিদের নামে : মেয়র আতিক [Several roads in DNCC will be named after famous people: Mayor Atique]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ ২য় পরিষদের ২৫তম কর্পোরেশন সভার কার্যবিবরণী [Minutes of the 25th Corporation Meeting of the 2nd Council] (PDF). dncc.gov.bd (in Bengali). Dhaka North City Corporation. 17 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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