The Gazipur–Airport BRT project has been scrapped. The Daily Star reported on 21 October 2026 that the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, decided on 18 October to remove the BRT stations and lane dividers and turn the corridor into a six-lane road. The cabinet also decided to dissolve Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit PLC and hand its duties to the Roads and Highways Department.
The project was meant to be a 20.5 km bus rapid transit corridor (BRT Line 3) between Gazipur and Dhaka’s airport area. It never opened as a full BRT service.
What happened
- The project was approved in November 2012. The first deadline was December 2016, and the first cost estimate was Tk 2,037.9 crore.
- After repeated delays the revised estimate rose to Tk 4,268.32 crore.
- In October 2025 the interim government decided not to launch the BRT service on this route, citing the extra time and money needed.
- The Daily Star put the spending at about Tk 2,810 crore over 14 years.
Sources: The Daily Star, October 2026 and The Daily Star, 2025. Checked on 27 October 2026.
Getting between Gazipur and Dhaka
By train, see Dhaka to Gazipur train schedule. The metro runs from Uttara; see the metro timetable.
