Unusual thin traffic in capital

Dhaka residents’ fear of traffic disruption in the capital on the first day of the 20th Awami League (AL) council yesterday gave way to relief, as the city experienced smooth movement of public transport on most of the roads. The city wore the look of a public holiday, and there were fewer vehicles.
As the day wore on, an adequate number of buses and other transport began plying, and people managed to reach their destinations within a short time. Private cars were few, it being a holiday in government offices. Fearing severe traffic congestion, many did not venture out.
Moreover, many AL leaders reached Dhaka a day before the council. So, the city saw less transport coming from the districts. Around one lakh AL leaders and activists are at Suhrawardy Udyan for the party's national council. “I went out early for some academic work at my university in Mohakhalim fearing that there might be traffic congestion. However, I reached my destination within 30 minutes from Uttara,” Shuvendu Sarker, an MBA student, told The Independent.
The picture was the same in the city’s busy roads. Before 8am, people were able to use VIP Road and enter the DU area through Ruposhi Bangla-Shahbagh-TSC. Later, vehicles moving towards Suhrawardy Udyan could not use VIP Road until the Prime Minister reached the venue.
Vehicles from Uttara had to enter the DU area by the Mohakhali-Moghbazar flyover-Kakrail-Rajmoni crossing-UBL-Zero Point-High Court crossing-Doel Chottor.
Besides, some other city roads were blocked for the council. However, with fewer people on the streets unlike other days, the number of public transport was also less. Vehicles were able to use alternative ways without hurdles. On Friday, the inspector general of police (IGP), AKM Shahidul Hoque,  had ruled out the possibility of people suffering due to the Awami League council.
The IGP said vehicular movement will be controlled on certain roads for some time, but it will not cause any problem or traffic disruption.
However, students from other parts of the country who were in the capital for the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology’s admission test, had to face problems on way to the exam centre because of the inadequate vehicles. Many students had to walk to the exam centre because of the thin traffic. The admission test for 9,157 students began at 9:00am.

Unusual thin traffic in capital

Dhaka residents fear of traffic disruption in the capital on the first day of the 20th Awami League (AL) council yesterday gave way to relief, as the city experienced smooth movement of public transport on most of the roads. The city wore the look of a public holiday, and there were fewer vehicles. As the day wore on, an adequate number of buses and other transport began plying, and people managed to reach their destinations within a short time. Private cars were few, it being a holiday in government offices. Fearing severe traffic congestion, many did not venture out. Moreover, many AL leaders reached Dhaka a day before the council. So, the city saw less transport coming from the districts. Around one lakh AL leaders and activists are at Suhrawardy Udyan for the partys national council. I went out early for some academic work at my university in Mohakhalim fearing that there might be traffic congestion. However, I reached my destination within 30 minutes from Uttara, Shuvendu Sarker, an MBA student, told The Independent. The picture was the same in the citys busy roads. Before 8am, people were able to use VIP Road and enter the DU area through Ruposhi Bangla-Shahbagh-TSC. Later, vehicles moving towards Suhrawardy Udyan could not use VIP Road until the Prime Minister reached the venue. Vehicles from Uttara had to enter the DU area by the Mohakhali-Moghbazar flyover-Kakrail-Rajmoni crossing-UBL-Zero Point-High Court crossing-Doel Chottor. Besides, some other city roads were blocked for the council. However, with fewer people on the streets unlike other days, the number of public transport was also less. Vehicles were able to use alternative ways without hurdles. On Friday, the inspector general of police (IGP), AKM Shahidul Hoque, had ruled out the possibility of people suffering due to the Awami League council. The IGP said vehicular movement will be controlled on certain roads for some time, but it will not cause any problem or traffic disruption. However, students from other parts of the country who were in the capital for the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technologys admission test, had to face problems on way to the exam centre because of the inadequate vehicles. Many students had to walk to the exam centre because of the thin traffic. The admission test for 9,157 students began at 9:00am.