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A 20-kilometre huge tailback was seen as vehicles moved bumper to bumper on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway. The photo was taken on Saturday.

A 20-kilometre huge tailback was seen as vehicles moved bumper to bumper on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway. The photo was taken on Saturday.
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