Flash floods halt Cox’s Bazar's road link with other parts

After Bandarban, road communication of Cox's Bazar with the other parts of the country has been snapped since morning amid incessant rain and the onrush of water from the hilly region, leading to flash floods at different points.

Road communication has been cut off because of the flood that submerged the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway in Hasimpur area of Chandanaish, said Mohammad Abdul Jobbar Chawdhury, chairman of Chandanaish upazila. This highway has also been inundated in two other areas, Satkania in Chattogram and Chakaria of Cox's Bazar, he said.

Saiful Islam, member secretary of Cox's Bazar Bus Counter Owner-Manager Association, said, "The buses that left Cox's Bazar for Dhaka last night, got stuck in Chandanaish but managed to cross the area since the water level reduced early today. But later in the morning, the transport movement on Cox's Bazar-Chattogram highway was completely stopped since the road has gone underwater."

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Some buses are using the narrow roads leading through Chakaria, Pekua, Bashkahli, Anawara to ply between Cox's Bazar and Chattogram, he said.

Earlier, road communication between Bandarban and the rest of the country was snapped since the Bandarban-Keranirhat road in Bajalia area has been inundated since yesterday.