Traffic on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway has been at a standstill for two consecutive days, leaving passengers stranded across a 34km stretch from Ashuganj roundabout in Brahmanbaria to Madhabpur in Habiganj. Highway Police said large potholes at the Bishwa Road roundabout in Sarail Upazila triggered the traffic bottleneck, forcing vehicles to slow down or stop. Police from Sarail and Khatihata highway stations have been deployed to keep traffic moving, said Jahangir Alam, chief of Khatihata Highway Police. An in-person visit showed countless potholes around the Bishwa Road roundabout, with three-quarters of the area rendered unusable. After waiting for two hours at Bishwa Road, I returned home.”By Thursday evening, police admitted they were struggling to clear the gridlock.
