Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Bangladesh? Bangladesh has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 8,370 km (2011) (includes up to 3,060 km of main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in the dry season). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is S2
Transportation in Bangladesh
Number of Airports 17 (2024)
Heliports 35 (2024)
Pipelines 2,950 km gas (2013)
Railways
Total 2,460 km (2014)
Narrow gauge 1,801 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge
Broad gauge 659 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge
Roadways
Total 369,105 km
Paved 110,311 km
Unpaved 258,794 km (2018)
National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers 6 (2020)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers 30
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers 5,984,155 (2018)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers 63.82 million (2018) mt-km
Merchant marine
Total 558 (2023)
By type bulk carrier 68, container ship 10, general cargo 170, oil tanker 162, other 148
All Important Facts about Bangladesh

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Bangladesh is found in Southern Asia