The capital’s roads have come to a standstill due to exams and political rallies

On the occasion of the anniversary of the July-August mass uprising, the pressure of passengers and vehicles on the roads has increased since noon today (August 3) around the rally of Chhatra Dal and Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP). Along with this, the pressure of rushing of city dwellers on the first working day of the week and the pressure of HSC and BCS exams simultaneously have affected the roads. As a result, work-oriented city dwellers have been in trouble due to long traffic jams and slow traffic since the morning. This was reported by the correspondent of Soom Sangbad after visiting various roads in the capital on Sunday (August 3) morning. They said that the pressure of vehicles on the roads has been increasing since the morning. The pressure of passengers on public transport is noticeable. As a result, office-going and work-going passengers waiting at the bus stop in the capital were seen pushing and shoving their way into the public transport gates. A job-seeker named Ripon said in Karwan Bazar, “It took a long time to get into the car today. That too, I came in a hurry.” It usually takes one to one and a half hours to reach Karwan Bazar from Bishwa Road, but it took more than two hours today. Bus driver Shafiq said that it takes 35 minutes to reach Shyamoli from the technical signal. If there were no traffic jams, it would take a maximum of 10 minutes. There is a fair amount of traffic jam on the road. Meanwhile, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued a public notice by diverting several roads around the rallies of the two parties on the same day. Chhatra Dal will hold a rally at Shahbagh from 12 noon to 6 pm to mark the first anniversary of the mass uprising, mourning and victory. And the NCP will hold a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar from 3 pm to 6 pm demanding the ‘July Declaration and Charter’. After the nationwide march, the NCP will announce a ‘national manifesto’ from today’s rally. On the other hand, the third day of the four-day July 36 Cultural Fest ‘Julai Jagran’ organized by the Saimum Industrial Group will continue from 10 am to 10 pm.