<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The devastating fire that broke out at Bangabazar market in Dhaka on Tuesday morning caused an unusual traffic jam around the market area due to the closure of adjacent roads.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fire service, police, RAB, army, air force and navy are trying to extinguish the blaze that broke out around 6:10 am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jayita Das, senior assistant police commissioner of DMP Traffic Lalbagh Zone, said that traffic movement in the adjacent areas has been stopped to ease the fire control activities.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Traffic movement has been closed and limited on the roads in front of the High Court-Gulistan, Banga Bazar, Golap Shah Mazar police headquarters to Dhaka Medical, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This instruction about traffic movement will remain in force in this area until the situation turns normal, said the officer adding that general public are requested to use alternative roads. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>