Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Chattogram highway remained halted for two hours as local people blocked the road protesting the drive against illegal gas connection.
Md Ibrahim, executive magistrate and assistant commissioner (land) of Sonargaon upazila, said a mobile court conducted a drive under Pirojpur union of Sonargaon area against the illegal gas connections. During the drive, they also snapped 3000 illegal gas connections.
At one stage, the illegal gas users obstructed them and took to the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at 2 pm protesting the drive. They also staged a demonstration there, creating a 15-km long tailback from Shimrail to Meghnaghat point of the highway.
On information, police rushed to the spot and tried to quell the matter. A chase and counter-chase took place during the incident.
The protesters also set fire to tyres on the highway.
Later, the vehicular movement became normal around 4 pm after police intervention.
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