No newspapers reached in Ctg for last 2 days

Floods cut off communication

Residents of Chattogram, Coxs Bazar, and the Chattogram Hill Tracts have been deprived of their daily newspapers for the past two days as flooding has disrupted transportation on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.
According to the Chattogram Hawkers Association, around 80,000 to 100,000 copies of various national dailies typically arrive in the early morning on 7-10 buses from Dhaka, using the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.
However, due to the highway submersion by floodwaters on the Feni-Cumilla stretch, traffic has been suspended since Thursday evening.
Daud Uddin, president of the association, told The Shuttle Times, "The buses departed from the capital on Thursday night. They reached Cumilla early on Friday, but had to return as traffic was suspended on the highway."
"With traffic still suspended, authorities decided not to send newspapers from Dhaka on Friday night," he added.