A long 50km traffic congestion has been created from Podua Bazar to Raypur on Dhaka-Chittagong highway when a truck and a covered van broke down at Iliotganj bridge and Nimasa, respectively.
Iliotganj highway police Sargeant Md Asadul Islam said the vehicles broke down because of the potholes created on the highway due to heavy rainfall. Traffic movement resumed after the vehicles were removed from the road that night, he added.
Though vehicular movement resumed, it was very slow because of the potholes on the road, the police official said.
All the vehicles on the highway were moving very slowly at the time of the filing of this report, on Friday evening.
When contacted, Sub-Divisional Engineer of Comilla zone Md Mazharul Islam said that contractor companies were responsible for the maintenance of the highway from Daudkandi to Moynamoti.
Meanwhile, Daudkandi highway police station Officer-in-Charge Md Mizanur Rahman said police had been trying to retain normal vehicular movement on the highway.
