Vehicles moving slowly on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: A long tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Friday, inflicting sufferings on thousands of homebound Eid holidaymakers.

Since Friday morning, vehicles on the highway are moving towards slowly and being stuck in a short distance.

Nearly a 40-kilometere was created from Mirzapur to the eastern part of Bangabandhu Bridge. Pressure of vehicles started to increase as time goes on.

According to police the huge traffic congestion on the highway was created due to the pressure of Dhaka-bound cattle-laden trucks and vehicles of Eid holidaymakers.

Law enforcers and volunteers have been working on the highway to ease the gridlock.
Although the Eid vacation begins on Sunday, a large number of people left the capital on Friday taking advantage of the weekend.

The Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on August 12.

risingbd/Tangail/August 09, 2019/Sifat/AKA