Long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Thousands of home-bound people have been stuck on both ends of Bangabandhu Bridge on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to a 10-kilometre tailback in the district.

The tailback began forming on the highway on Monday night for excessive pressure of northern-region-bound vehicles.

The toll collection was disrupted sometimes as the traffic congestion reached close to the toll plaza office of the bridge, officials said.

Tangail traffic inspector Eshraj Hossain said the tailback from Hatikumrul intersection in Sirajganj in the west of the bridge reached to the east of the bridge on Tuesday. And so, the bridge authorities suspended collection of toll at times, he added. 

Rangpur-bound bus passenger Abul Hossain said that he reached Bangabandhu bridge from Dhaka in 10 hours, and is stuck in the congestion near the bridge.