Lalmonirhat, March 6 -- For more than five decades, residents of several villages in Palashi Union under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat have been waiting for a simple yet crucial development-a paved road.

The 3.6-kilometre road connecting Taluk Palashi, Malmali Bazar, Nityanand and Bawair Chora villages to the Union Parishad and the upazila headquarters has remained largely neglected for 54 years despite repeated assurances from political leaders.

For the thousands of villagers who rely on the road, the broken path has become a daily obstacle affecting their access to schools, markets, hospitals and other essential services.

The road runs past Palashi Government Primary School and serves as the only link between the villages and the m...