Rangpur, Nov. 1 -- Dinajpur Highway repaired only days ago are being repaired again after the newly laid cement blocks crumbled, bitumen peeled off and potholes reappeared, triggering anger among local residents and drivers.

The affected sections were hastily repaired ahead of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to Rangpur on October 20. But the repairs did not last even a week in some places, prompting the Roads and Highways Department to undertake repair work on the same sections again.

The repeated repairs have raised questions about the quality of the work, supervision and the use of public money.

Local residents and drivers, who earlier expressed doubts about the durability of the rushed repairs, said the condition of the road h...