Local residents blocked roads and railways in Brahmanbaria protesting the proposal to divide Sadar upazila and demanding the reinstatement of six villages of the undivided Basudeb union. Train movement on the Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Chittagong routes has been suspended.
The protest began on Sunday morning at the Kodda cabin area of Sadar upazila. Meanwhile, the blockade on the Akhaura-Agartala road has halted all passenger and goods vehicle movement towards India. Police are working to control the situation, said Brahmanbaria Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Khairul Alam.
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