, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh has a long history of poor traffic management and the situation is particularly alarming on its highways, where frequent road fatalities, disruptions and obstructions cause immense suffering to travellers, especially businesspeople.

Among the country's highways, Dhaka-Chattogarm Highway, which is considered as a lifeline of the country's businesses, has now turned out to be a horrific time killer.

"I had to go to Mirsarai, Chattogram on Friday (Aug 9). I started my journey at 6:30 am and was supposed to reach Mirsarai at 9:30 am. But I reached there at 1:30pm, three hours behind the schedule; really distressing!" MA Baten Khan, a businessman, told UNB.

Deeply disturbed, Baten said, "There was a journalist with m...