The number of vehicles has increased on Dhaka-Tangail Highway and on the Bangabandhu Bridge link road as working people started leaving the capital Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones.
A total of 30,251 vehicles crossed Bangabandhu Bride in the last 24 hours. Bridge authority said 17,256 vehicles crossed Bangabandhu Bridge from Tangail end while 12,995 vehicles crossed the Bridge from Sirajganj end till 6am on Wednesday.
Executive Engineer of Bangabandhu Bridges Authority Ahsanul Kabir Pavel said a total of Taka over 2.44 crore has been collected as the toll from 6 am on Tuesday to 6 am today. For smooth movement of vehicles, 11 toll booths have been installed at the Tangail end of the Bridge while nine booths are at the Sirajganj end.
