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A bus is seen picking up passengers in the middle of the road even on the empty street in Dhaka鈥檚 Dhanmondi area and a rickshaw plies on a city road adjacent to the Kadam Fountain at the Supreme Court crossing, flouting DMP instructions, on Saturday. | Sony Ramani

Dhaka city residents are suffering due to severe mismanagement of traffic and traffic congestion ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, as traffic rules are being frequently flouted amid lax monitoring by the authorities.

The chaotic situation of traffic in the capital Dhaka has remained unchanged over the years despite the issuance of a number of directives by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to improve the city traffic system.