Traffic on the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover was closed for over an hour following clashes between two groups of transport workers at Joykali Mandir Road near Banga Bhaban. This choked the busy central streets of the capital, causing severe inconvenience to commuters and Eid shoppers. The warring workers kept buses immobile on the flyover and effectively closed it from around 12-45pm to 1-45pm. Later, on receiving news, police rushed to the spot to clear the flyover. Commuters had a harrowing time travelling from Gulistan to Jatrabari. The incident had ripple effects on the nearby streets till Iftar time. Rush hour commuters and shoppers were stuck for hours on a sultry afternoon with temperature touching 35.3 degrees Celsius.
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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.