Weight limitBangladesh
Traffic rules
Bangladesh
1. Weight limit
A weight limit prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations whose mass exceeds the value shown from entering or passing a road section, bridge, tunnel or other structure. Depending on local law, the restriction may concern the vehicle’s actual loaded mass, maximum authorised mass or load on an individual axle.
Drivers must know which type of mass the sign refers to and must include the vehicle, passengers, cargo and any trailer where required. A vehicle that exceeds the limit must use another suitable route.
Does every weight-limit sign measure the same kind of vehicle weight in Bangladesh?
The manual distinguishes A16, a gross-weight restriction in tonnes, from A17, an axle-weight restriction. Those are different measurements. Read the actual sign and applicable vehicle conditions rather than treating every weight control as an axle limit or assuming that a registered maximum is the same as the vehicle’s physical weight.
Vehicles heavier than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign A16 • Maximum gross weight: 17 tonnes. Do not proceed beyond this sign if the total weight of your vehicle and load exceeds 17 tonnes.
বাংলা • A16 • সর্বোচ্চ মোট ওজন: ১৭ টন. যানবাহন ও বোঝার মোট ওজন ১৭ টনের বেশি হলে এই চিহ্নের পর যাবেন না।
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Rhd.gov.bd • BRTA • Traffic Signs Manual • A16 • PDF 30
SVG source: Bangladesh Road Transport Authority SVG work: Fry1989 eh? • Public domain • Original revision 2025-06-23. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Vehicles exceeding the axle-load limit prohibited.
English • Traffic sign A17 • Maximum axle load: 4 tonnes. Do not proceed beyond this sign if the load on any axle exceeds 4 tonnes.
বাংলা • A17 • সর্বোচ্চ অ্যাক্সেল ওজন: ৪ টন. কোনো অ্যাক্সেলের ওপর ওজন ৪ টনের বেশি হলে এই চিহ্নের পর যাবেন না।
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Rhd.gov.bd • BRTA • Traffic Signs Manual • A17 • PDF 31
SVG source: Bangladesh Road Transport Authority SVG work: Fry1989 eh? • Public domain • Original revision 2025-06-27. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What should you do if your vehicle exceeds a bridge weight limit in Bangladesh?
Do not drive onto the bridge. Follow the signed alternative route and check the vehicle’s gross and axle loads as applicable. A general heavy-vehicle permit does not automatically authorise crossing every restricted bridge.
