Cumilla: Passengers continued to suffer as they were getting stuck in a 32-km tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Thursday.

Nazrul Islam, superintendent of regional Highway Police, said the tailback on the busiest national highway started on Tuesday and there has been no respite so far, reports the UNB.

A 22-km tailback was seen on Thursday stretching from Daudkandi’s Meghna-Gumti bridge toll plaza to Madhaiya in Chandina upazila while a 10-km gridlock in Munshiganj district.

Hundreds of vehicles, including cattle-laden ones, were seen stranded on both sides of the bridge, causing untold sufferings to the travellers.

Cattle traders travelling through the highway suffered a lot as most of the cattle fell sick for unavailability of fodder.

Zakir Hossain Sajal, a bus passenger, said, ‘I set out from Dhaka four hours ago but failed to reach Daudkandi yet.’

Abdul Awal, a trader of Kandirpar area said, ‘The selling at my clothing store has increased ahead of Eid but if I can’t reach Dhaka with new products in time. Now how would I run my business?’

‘Heavy pressure of vehicles ahead of the Eid has actually made the traffic situation worse, said the police super.