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With financial assistance from the World Bank, in 1998, Bangladesh Government created the Dhaka Transport Coordination Board.

An urban transport plan was commissioned with the US Consulting Group Louis Berger and Bangladesh Consultant Ltd ( BCL ).

The plan, launched in 2008, laid out a comprehensive transport plan for the Greater Dhaka City and its adjoining areas, such as Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Narayanganj, Keraniganj, Narshingdi and Manikganj, covering around 1530 square miles.

The plan looked at 15 Key Policy issues including safety, pedestrian preferences, public transport, non-motorized transport, travel demand management, mass transit systems, etc.

Almost 70 different policy recommendations were produced under these 15 issue areas.

10 comprehensive transportation strategies were then evaluated, using a base case of no Bus Rapid Transit ( BRT ) or metro service and exploring many alternative combinations.

Finally the adopted plan included roads in addition to using a 3 Line Mass Rapid Transit ( MRT ) and the 3 Line BRT.

Furthermore, the plan included provisions for 54 new roads in and around the city, 3 part elevated expressways and a circular waterways program.