<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Many low-income homegoers have been traveling on trucks while putting their lives in risk on the Dhaka-Aricha and Nabinagar-Chandra highways since this (July 8, 2022) morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The passengers took decision to travel on the trucks since public vehicles were seen less on these roads in Hemayetpur, Radiocolony, C&amp;B, and Nabinagar areas of Savar, our local correspondent reports.</div><div><br></div><div>Arman Ali, a RMG worker, who was onboard a truck, was going to Aricha in Maniganj from Hemayetpur. "Only two buses were available and they asked four times the usual fare, so I returned home in a truck for Tk 200."</div><div><br></div><div>Meantime, a seven-kilometre long traffic cobngestion was seen on the Dhaka-Aricha highway from Nabinagar to Dhamrai.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, a tailback was created from Nabinagar to Chandra on the Dhaka-Tangail highway. Abdus Salam, inspector (administration) of Dhaka North Traffic, confirmed to The Daily Star.</div><div><br></div><div>"We are working to normalise the traffic situation. It will be normal within half an hour," he said.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/TR</div>