The photo shows, a group of Eid holiday travellers, who have been stuck in heavy traffic jam, playing cricket on Bangabandhu bridge on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Dhaka TribuneStranded passengers are trying to pass their time this way to deal with the hardship on the road. With Eid knocking on the door, traffic movement on the Dhaka-Tangail highway has come to a standstill, with a 30-km tailback from Bangabandhu Bridge to Mirzapur in Tangail. On Tuesday, a group of Eid holiday travellers – impatient after sitting on buses for hours – got off on one side of the Bangabandhu Bridge road with a bat and ball and started playing cricket. Stranded passengers are trying to pass their time this way to deal with the hardship on the road. Meanwhile, some agitated travellers set fire to a magistrate's car at Bikramhati in Tangail Sadar upazila while protesting against the 30-km tailback, stretching from Bangabandhu Bridge to Mirzapur.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 04, 2019 15:11 UTC