Dhaka, April 18 -- Year-round road excavation across Dhaka's two city corporations has once again tightened its grip on commuters, this time paralysing movement from Paltan to Ramna Police Station as urgent electrical line relocation work gets under way.

Workers hired by Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) began digging from Paltan intersection on Apr 13.

By Friday, a significant portion of one side of the road had been excavated up to the Segunbagicha intersection towards Kakrail.

Even under normal conditions, the relatively narrow stretch remains choked with traffic.

With one side now dug up, the road has effectively shrunk further, triggering far more severe congestion.

Paltan-to-Kakrail corridor is one of the capital'...