In Narayanganj, a 20km long tailback ensued on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway stretching from Kanchpur to Meghna while an 18km long tailback occurred on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway stretching from Kanchpur-Bhulta. “The highway traffic and police team are giving 24 hours service so that the normalcy on the roads returns soon.”In Munshiganj, The Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane Highway witnessed a 13km long traffic congestion due to the additional load ahead of the eid. However, our correspondents from Chittagong and Gazipur reported that the situation is normal in the adjacent highways. In Chittagong, no traffic congestion has been reported on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway stretching from Chittagong to Comilla till filing the report at 5pm on Thursday. Bar Awlia Highway police station OC Md Saleh Ahmed Pathan told Dhaka Tribune: “Traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway stretching from Chittagong to Comilla is quite normal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 08, 2016 15:00 UTC