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Artist Quamrul Hassan Road
Artist Quamrul Hassan Road (Bengali: শিল্পী কামরুল হাসান সড়ক, romanized: Shilpee Kamrul Hasan Shorrok) is a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that was built for the construction of the Mirpur DOHS-to-Uttara section of Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6.[1] Before the line's construction, the road was a narrow path, which in 2016 was planned to be converted into a street because, due to its narrowness, the line's viaduct could not be built on it.[1] The road runs from the Mirpur Cantonment area to Sector 18 of Uttara and a roundabout at Diabari.[2] During the construction of the MRT Line 6, the 800-metre (2,600 ft) stretch of the road from Mirpur 12 to Uttara South metro station was constructed with broken bricks; the narrow section was quickly finished to mark the line's inauguration in 2022. The road was later extended to connect with Mirpur and Uttara, and is currently the only road linking the two areas.[3][4] The construction of this 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi)-long street connecting Sonargaon Janapath with Mirpur DOHS reduced the travel time between Mirpur and Uttara.[2] During the construction of Dhaka BRT, traffic congestion on Airport Road increased and drivers started using this street as an alternative.[5] According to the master plan of Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) Detailed Area Plan, a road has been proposed from the end of the street; from Diabari Roundabout to Gazipur.[6][7] In 2022, Salehuddin Ahmed, who was involved in Dhaka's bus-route rationalization project, said this street would be included in the project's route.[8] The section of the street from Mirpur 12 to Uttara South metro station, however, is not wide enough, causing traffic jams and inconvenience to the passengers. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) constructed the road and, according to DNCC, they are not in possession of it so are unable to address the issue. In 2023, M.A.N. Siddique, the then-Managing Director of DMTCL, said they had written to the authorities asking to take over responsibility for the road.[4] In addition, the 800-metre (2,600 ft)-long section has become prone to accidents due to its collapse after its inauguration. In 2024, the then-DNCC mayor Atiqul Islam stated the authorities were trying to rebuild the section.[3][4] On 20 December 2023, in a DNCC meeting, a proposal to name the street after Patua Quamrul Hassan, who designed the revised version of the flag of Bangladesh, was accepted.[9][10] In May 2024, it was reported that DNCC forwarded the approved proposal to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.[7] References
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