Local residents formed a human chain and blocked the road demanding an underpass and zebra crossing on the Dhaka Bypass road in the Nilvita area of Golakandail union in Rupganj upazila, Narayanganj. Students, women, and men participated in the program around 12 PM on Thursday near the Nilvita Government Primary School.
Amir Hossain, vice-president of Narayanganj district Chhatra Dal, presided over a meeting held at the school ground prior to the human chain. Speakers highlighted the risks farmers face crossing the road to reach agricultural lands and taking bodies to the social graveyard, demanding immediate construction of an underpass and zebra crossing. They warned of further blockades on the Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka Bypass highways if their demand is not met.
Later, following assurances from Rupganj upazila BNP leaders to inform the authorities, protesters lifted the blockade around 1 PM, which had caused severe traffic congestion on both sides of the road.
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