Volunteers to help ease traffic on Jamuna Bridge ahead of Eid: State minister

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku today (15 May) said the administration and volunteer teams will work together to prevent traffic jams on the Jamuna Bridge and the Dhaka–Tangail highway ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha.

He made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists before attending the Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti festival at the Tangail Shishu Academy auditorium in the afternoon.

The state minister said to reduce the suffering of people heading home for Eid, every effort would be made to ensure a traffic-jam-free highway by deploying members of law enforcement agencies and volunteers.

Additionally, the administration will issue necessary directives regarding the locations where sacrificial animal markets will be set up.

Tuku further said, “The Jamuna Bridge and the Dhaka–Tangail highway, being one of the main routes for northbound travellers during Eid, experience excessive vehicle pressure every year. Advance preparations are being taken to make this Eid journey comfortable. Special monitoring will be carried out, particularly on the 13-kilometre highway stretch from Elenga to the Jamuna Bridge.”