Cumilla, March 14 -- Despite government assurances of hassle-free Eid travel, commuters fear suffering on the Cumilla stretch of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway due to varous reasons including encroachment and illegal parking.

Passengers and transport operators said these problems along the roughly 105-kilometre highway section could trigger severe congestion as homebound travellers begin their Eid journeys.

A recent visit to different points of the highway revealed that vehicles are being parked haphazardly on the two-lane highway in areas such as Gouripur in Daudkandi upazila.

Similar scenes were observed in Eliotganj of Daudkandi, Madhaiya, Kutumbpur and Chandina Sadar in Chandina upazila, Nimsar in Burichang, Padua Bazar and Suagazi i...