<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Construction work on all roads in the country will be stopped seven days before Eid-ul-Fitr to ensure smooth travel of holidaymakers. It will resume three days after the Eid.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The announcement was made at a preparatory meeting held at the BRTA headquarters on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>ABM Amin Ullah Nuri, secretary of Road Transport and Highways Division, said that construction work will be stopped on all roads during the Eid holidays to ensure smooth traffic.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>All kinds of construction materials will also have to be removed from the roads, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, former minister and transport workers’ leader Shahjahan Khan, and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, among others were present at the meeting. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>