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Published : 08 Oct 2025, 02:04 PM
Road Transport Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan has got stuck in a traffic jam on his way to inspect the Brahmanbaria section of the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
He reached Bhairab Railway Station in Kishoreganj by train on Wednesday morning. Later, on his way to Brahmanbaria by road, he stopped at Hotel “Ujanbhati” in Ashuganj.
The advisor then got stuck in an “extensive traffic jam” from Bahadurpur in Ashuganj.
Ashuganj Police Station chief Khairul Alam told bdnews24.com at 12:15pm, "The advisor has started his journey from Ashuganj to Sarail."
"On the way, he got stuck in a traffic jam in the Bahadurpur Maitree Stambha area of Ashuganj. The car is moving slowly; he is currently at Bertala."
Meanwhile, tailbacks have formed on a 15km stretch from Ashuganj's Sohagpur to Sarail Upazila since Wednesday morning. Highway police claim that construction and repair materials left on the sides of the road and potholes have caused the traffic jams.
Work is under way to upgrade about 51km of road from Ashuganj River Port to Akhaura Land Port to four lanes. However, the project is progressing slowly.
Therefore, traffic jams have become a regular phenomenon from the Ashuganj roundabout to the Sarail-Biswa Road intersection on Dhaka-Sylhet highway. A lot of potholes, both big and small, have been created along this section, leading to severe traffic congestion that adds to the woes of travellers. Due to slow movement, vehicles take between four to six hours to cross this part of the highway.
Authorities began to fill the potholes on the road on Sunday after hearing the news of Road Transport Advisor Fouzul’s inspection of this section of the project in Brahmanbaria.
There has been severe traffic congestion in the area for the past three days due to repair work continuing after one side of the road was closed.
The Roads and Highways Division and the district administration said the project worth Tk 57.91 billion is being implemented by Indian contractor firm “Efcons Infrastructure Limited.”
After the fall of Sheikh Hasina government, the project, funded by Indian loans and local funding, came to a halt. The officers of the Indian company stopped the work and went back home. They returned three months later and resumed the work.
