Cumilla, Feb. 28 -- Just two days after the paving of a road in front of the Chandina Municipality office in Cumilla, multiple cracks developed on the road, raising questions over the quality of the development work.

Though the concerned engineer of the municipality and the contractor claimed that the cracks would not impact the durability of the road, locals blamed the use of substandard materials behind the faults that surfaced.

Attempts were made to cover the cracks with a layer of cement, but those remained noticeable.

The municipality developed the road with reinforced cement concrete (RCC), costing around Tk 2 crore, funded from its own revenue and Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The road carries significance as it connects the mu...