Moulvibazar Correspondent :
The Chandnighat bypass road was once a paved, busy route. Every day, hundreds of vehicles, both small and large, passed through, and thousands of people walked along it.
Now, that memory stands as a tale of misery. Though it is called a road, in reality, it is a muddy path a cruel chapter of suffering.
The road connects to the main Kulaura road via the Chandnighat Bridge on the northern side of the Manu River near Moulvibazar district town. The bypass road is in a poor state.
Stretching approximately 300 metres, the road has not been repaired in the last twenty years. Due to this long neglect, it has continuously collapsed and is now completely unusable.
School and college students, working people, and various vehicles use this road daily, but now they travel in fear. Instead of a paved surface, they have to navigate muddy, potholed tracks.
In addition, there is a KG school here with over two hundred students. Thousands of people from the Chandnighat and Ekatuna unions also use this road for short trips to and from the city.
Locals have complained to the concerned authorities several times, but there has been no response.
No initiative has been taken to repair the road, and its condition is worsening day by day.
The situation becomes even more severe during the monsoon season.
Residents face significant difficulties due to the prolonged delay in repair work.
They demand that the road be fixed promptly to relieve them from their suffering.
It is known that after the road was initially paved in 2004, no further work or repairs were carried out.
At that time, a four-party alliance was in power. Over the next 20 years, the road gradually deteriorated and has now become a muddy, pothole-filled path.
During the previous government, repair work did not take place due to differing opinions and the influence of local leaders. Some of them promised repairs, but these promises were limited and unfulfilled.
Local student Rafi Ahmed said, “Some people in the area, including me, occasionally try to walk over mud and sand on our own initiative. But when vehicles pass through, it returns to its previous condition.”
When asked about the matter, Chandnighat Union Parishad Acting Chairman Ahmed Ali said, “This is a very important road.
We have discussed the issue several times, and higher authorities have been informed. Currently, the LGED ID has been registered, and we hope the renovation work will start very soon.”
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