Although long-haul bus services remained suspended since early last month, it had very little impact on the number of vehicles which travelled between Dhaka and the north-western districts via Bangabandhu Bridge last month. Around 5.72 lakh vehicles crossed the country's largest bridge in April, down from 6.14 lakh the previous month, according to the monthly traffic report released by Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA). Some 3.10 lakh vehicles used the bridge in April last year amid suspension of public transport services, shows the report. The number of cars and motorcycles using Bangabandhu Bridge saw a sharp rise during the "lockdown" as these light vehicles apparently replaced buses as modes of transport, sources said.