Road signs in Bangladesh

Road signs in Bangladesh are laid out in the Traffic Signs Manual published by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.[1]

Regulatory signs

  • Stop and give way
  • Give way
  • No entry
  • No motor vehicles
  • No trucks
  • No handcarts
  • No bullock carts
  • No pedestrians
  • No rickshaws
  • No pedal cycles
  • No tractors or slow moving vehicles
  • No vehicles carrying explosives
  • No vehicles over length shown
  • No vehicles over height shown
  • No vehicles over width shown
  • No vehicles over maximum gross weight shown
  • Axle weight limit
  • No parking
  • No stopping
  • No overtaking
  • No passing without stopping
  • No right turn
  • No left turn
  • No U-turn
  • No use of horn
  • Speed limit
  • End of speed limit
  • Temporary stop sign
  • Temporary go sign
  • Restriction ends
  • Ahead only
  • Turn left
  • Turn right
  • Keep left
  • Keep right
  • Turn left ahead
  • Turn right ahead
  • Mini roundabout
  • Pass either side
  • One way traffic
  • One way street
  • One way street
  • Route for rickshaws only
  • Route for pedal cycles only

Warning signs

  • Crossroad with a minor road ahead
  • Crossroad with a major road ahead
  • Side road on the left ahead
  • Side road on the right ahead
  • Staggered junction ahead
  • Staggered junction ahead
  • T-junction ahead
  • Y-junction ahead
  • Traffic merges from left
  • Traffic merges onto carriageway
  • Roundabout ahead
  • Sharp bend to the left ahead
  • Sharp bend to the right ahead
  • Hairpin bend to the left ahead
  • Hairpin bend to the right ahead
  • Double bend ahead first to the left
  • Double bend ahead first to the right
  • Sharp bend to the left ahead
  • Sharp bend to the right ahead
  • Sharp bend to the left
  • Sharp bend to the right
  • Road narrows on both sides
  • Road narrows on left sides
  • Road narrows on right sides
  • Dual carriage way ends ahead
  • Traffic signals ahead
  • Steep hill downwards ahead
  • Steep hill upwards ahead
  • Height limit ahead
  • Two way traffic straight ahead
  • Two way traffic crosses one way road
  • Pedestrian crossing ahead
  • Pedestrians in road ahead
  • Children ahead
  • Cattle ahead
  • Wild animals ahead
  • Unproteceted quayside or riverbank ahead
  • Uneven road
  • Slippery road surface ahead
  • Road hump
  • Low-flying aircraft ahead
  • Falling rocks
  • Falling rocks
  • Dangerous dip
  • Narrow bridge ahead
  • Other danger ahead
  • Checkpoint ahead
  • Roadworks ahead
  • Loose chippings
  • Cycles and rickshaws
  • Dangerous shoulder
  • Ferry
  • Blind persons
  • Railway level crossing without gate or barrier
  • Railway level crossing with gate or barrier
  • Countdown markers
  • Countdown markers
  • Countdown markers
  • Countdown markers
  • Countdown markers
  • Countdown markers
  • Single track railway crossing
  • Multiple track railway crossing
  • T-junction chevron
  • Single sided Dangerous obstruction right
  • Single sided dangerous obstruction left
  • Double sided dangerous obstruction
  • Temporary diversion ahead
  • Layout of temporary traffic diversion ahead
  • Direction of temporary diversion
  • direction of temporary diversion
  • Lane closed to traffic ahead (temporary)
  • Sharp change of chevron to the left
  • Sharp change of chevron to the right
  • Sharp Change of multiplayer chevron to the left
  • Sharp change of multiplayer chevron the right
  • Delineator post

Indication signs

  • No through road
  • Pedestrian crossing
  • Parking place
  • Overnight accommodation
  • First-aid post
  • Hospital
  • Picnic site
  • Mosque
  • Temple
  • Church
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet
  • Route for pedestrians or cycles rickshaws
  • Route for cycles rickshaws
  • Bus stop
  • Taxi stop
  • Police station
  • Toll road or bridge
  • Place identification sign
  • Exit from built-up area
  • Pedestrian route
  • Advance Direction Sign (map-type – national highways)
  • Advance direction sign (stack-type – national highways)
  • Advance direction sign (stack-type – minor routes)
  • Advance direction sign (mounted overhead)
  • Direction sign (national highways)
  • Direction sign (minor routes)
  • Direction sign (temporary diversion)
  • Route confirmation sign (national highways)

Additional signs

  • Distance
  • Distance over which hazard or restriction extends
  • School
  • Except buses
  • Flooding
  • Single track road
  • Stop
  • Give way
  • Single track bridge
  • Road closed
  • Accident
  • Speed limit
  • One way
  • Dual carriageway
  • No parking
  • Time period
  • No entry
  • End
  • Cars
  • Truck
  • Buses
  • Scooters or motorcycles
  • Auto rickshaws
  • Bicycles
  • Cycles rickshaws
  • Left arrow
  • Right arrow
  • Disabilities

Traffic signals

  • Rail crossing signals
  • Pedestrian signals

References

  1. ^
    • Traffic Signs Manual (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. March 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
    • Traffic Signs Manual (PDF). Vol. 2. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. March 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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