The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Rajshahi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Rajshahi, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Shahajadpur, Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Rajshahi follow the same region trend.

How do development practices in Rajshahi fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Rajshahi was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 8 regions in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Bangladesh, street construction in Rajshahi has become more connected. Rajshahi ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2005 and 4th in 2006-2020.

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Rajshahi is Kayempur with an SNDi of 15.25, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Dupchachia with an SNDi of 2.11, which is well-connected. See trends for these cities: Dupchachia, Kayempur

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Rajshahi rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Rajshahi, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Shahajadpur, Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi. Out of the three cities, Shahajadpur and Rajshahi do not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Shahajadpur followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Rajshahi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

To date, Rajshahi is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 8 regions in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Rajshahi ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2005 and 1st in 2006-2020.