Moulvibazar, Aug. 18 -- The southwestern part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila is groaning under the relentless weight of heavy vehicles, leaving thousands of locals caught in the daily misery of crumbling roads.

For people in several unions of Moulvibazar and two neighbouring upazilas, what once were vital lifelines have now become stretches of broken asphalt and deep potholes.

The worst-hit are the Moulvibazar-Kagabala and Moulvibazar-Shamsherganj-Sreemangal roads.

Together they connect markets, schools, industries, and healthcare facilities over a stretch of roughly 16 kilometres.

But today, travelling those roads feels less like a journey and more like an ordeal.

At points such as Dighirpar, Aloha, Surya Pasha, Athangiri, and Dhandas...