Mirza Shakil

Most roads in Tangail town have long remained in a sorry state, causing untold suffering for commuters.

Renovation of the 5-km road from Palima in Kalihati upazila to Lokerpara in Ghatail upazila of Tangail has not been completed, even after a year and a half beyond the scheduled deadline.

The Tangail town protection embankment is under threat due to indiscriminate soil lifting from the Poulee river, a branch of the Jamuna.

Healthcare services at the 50-bed Nagarpur Upazila Health Complex in Tangail are being severely hampered due to various problems, especially a shortage of necessary workforce.

Hundreds of residents in Dubail and Gabra villages under Delduar and Mirzapur upazilas of Tangail have long been suffering after an earthen road was severely damaged in floods.

Construction of a bridge over the Jhenai river in Tangail’s Basail upazila remains incomplete more than three years after the deadline, causing immense suffering to hundreds of people.

In an attempt to move the wheel of fortune for his poor family, Jahidul Islam, 27, a resident of Nalma village under Tangail's Ghatail upazila, had migrated to Saudi Arabia as a worker. However, his pursuit ended with a disappointment, and he had to return empty-handed after spending three years in the KSA

Despite the passage of official deadlines, construction of four key bridges on the Kalihati-Borachona and Dhalapara roads in Tangail remains incomplete, leaving thousands of residents to suffer daily.