# 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. The department is a subsidiary of the Road Transport and Highways Division, a division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.

## History

Roads and Highways Department was established in 1962 after the Construction & Building organisation was broken into two, the other being Public Works Department. 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.

## Road length by Zones, Circles and Divisions

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