In north, traffic gridlocks stretched from Kanchpur Bridge on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway up to Gauripur at Daudkandi Upazila in Comilla. On the other hand, vehicular movement remained sluggish from Dhaka-Tangail Bangabandhu Bridge up to Chandra, Gazipur. Police were deployed to control traffic at Gauripur, Barparha, Shahidnagar, Hasanpur, Biswa Road, Boldakhal, Toll Plaza and Daudkandi Bridge on the highway. A bus driver heading north told bdnews24.com that most of the vehicles took Bangabandhu Bridge as the Paturia Ferry Terminal was closed. “The pressure of vehicles has mounted on the roads connecting Dhaka as many vehicles opted for Bangabandhu Bridge instead of Paturia.

Source: bd News24 September 08, 2016 14:26 UTC