When the afternoon sun was shining down around 2:15pm yesterday, Sagor Hossain started for Farmgate from Shantinagar. He chose that particular time for the journey mainly to avoid the rush-hour traffic.

Travelling on part of the road stretching from Sonargaon Hotel intersection to Hatirjheel roundabout has become a nightmare for city residents in the last six months or so.

High Court today directs the concerned authorities to take adequate safety measures in the Moghbazaar-Mouchak flyover area within 15 days to avoid accidents.

Construction of the massive 8.7km Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover in the capital without adequate safety measures is putting the workers' lives and public safety in great danger, said experts.

A construction worker was killed yesterday after an iron rod fell off Moghbazar-Malibagh flyover and hit his head in the capital's Eskaton.