Angry residents blocked roads and railways with shrouds on their heads in protest against the restoration of six abolished villages of Basudeb union in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila and the plan to divide Sadar upazila. Train movement on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes was halted due to this program starting from Sunday morning.
Locals staged demonstrations by taking positions at the Kodda cabin area railway and Akhaura land port connecting road. This disrupted the schedules of several intercity trains including Parabat Express, Purnatoyee Express, Mahanagar, and Subarna Express. Trains were temporarily held for security reasons.
Local residents have been agitating since a gazette was published in June separating six villages, and discontent peaked after administrative steps were initiated to form a new upazila. Police forces were deployed to maintain law and order and ensure public safety.
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