The Kheya Ghat road, which is the gateway of Bhola, is in a sorry state, causing much sufferings to several thousand people of the island district.
Big cracks and potholes has developed on the four kilometre road making it almost unsuitable for the plying of vehicles as has not been repaired for long time.
Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, many commuters termed the road a death trap as accidents and malfunctioning of vehicles are regular phenomena on the road.
Commuters have to pay unusual extra fare as drivers of light and small vehicles, including rickshaw, do not want to ply their vehicles on the road due its poor condition, they said.
“In addition to immense sufferings, we have to pay double fare,” said Saleh Ahmed, a regular commuter on the road.
Ibrahim Hossain, a driver of Nasiman, an improvised three-wheeled human hauler, said they have to ply their vehicles with passengers or goods by taking risk their lives.
Md Akbar, an executive engineer of Local Government Engineering Departent in Bhola, said the road has been damaged due to plying of heavy vehicles on it. The road was constructed mainly for plying light and small vehicles, he said.