Traffic movement on the Dhaka’s busy Mirpur road resumed after students of Mohammadpur Residential School and College removed the blockade road upon assurance from the authorities concerned of meeting their demands soon.     Ali Iftekhar Hasan, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur model police station, said the traffic movement resumed around 11am.   Traffic movement on Mirpur road resumes after half an hour Earlier, students blocked the road demanding the admission of students to the institution on the basis of merit, police said. Breaking open the entrance gate, the students took to the street, causing gridlock on both sides of the road around 10:30 am. Earlier, the students campaigned online in support of their demands and carried out the blockade as scheduled.

Workers of TNZ garment factory have withdrawn their blockade on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway after the authorities assured them of paying their overdue wages by November 30. The decision to lift the blockade was taken at 10:30pm on Monday after a tripartite meeting among factory owners, worker representatives and Secretary to the Ministry of Labour AHM Safiquzzaman, said Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ershad Mia on Tuesday morning. The meeting decided to pay the first installment of the workers' outstanding wages by Sunday next, with the remaining amount to be settled by November 30. The government will provide a total of Tk 16 crore as a loan to TNZ Apparels. Of this amount, Tk 6 crore will come from the central fund and will be used to pay the first installment of wages. Read more: RMG workers block Dhaka-M’sing highway demand dues The remaining Tk 10 crore will be provided by the Ministry of Finance, which will cover the remaining dues. The factory owners will later repay this amount to the government. Moreover, the workers will be paid regular salary from the factory’s own income from December. After the meeting, the workers accepted the decision and withdrew the blockade allowing traffic to resturn to normal.

The second day of the countrywide 48-hour hartal, called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties, protesting the general election schedule, is underway. This is the first hartal being observed by the opposition parties since the Election Commission announced the polls schedule. The ongoing hartal will end at 6 am tomorrow (November 21, 2023). The presence of public transport on Dhaka roads seems usual this morning despite heightened tension and fear of violence. Read: First day of hartal ends amid sporadic incidents of violence, arson BNP, Jamaat and likeminded opposition parties called the hartal after they had earlier observed five countrywide blockades of roads, rail and waterways. The blockades were marked by frequent burning of vehicles, particularly buses, in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. The presence of law enforcement personnel at several points in Dhaka is higher this morning compared to the blockades. The first day of the hartal, yesterday, was marked by sporadic incidents of arson attacks and clashes. According to reports, ten people were injured in a clash between police and BNP in Sunamganj while a primary school and a number of vehicles including a train were torched yesterday across the country. Read: BNP, allies hold rallies to mark hartal in different parts of capital A total of 235 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and 460 patrol teams of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)  were deployed in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country to maintain law and order during the hartal. Earlier on Saturday, BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi called upon people from all walks of life and opposition leaders and activists to observe the hartal peacefully and make it a success.

The second day of the countrywide 48-hour blockade, called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties, is underway. The ongoing blockade will end at 6 am tomorrow (November 10, 2023). The presence of public transport on Dhaka roads seemed usual despite heightened tension and fear of violence. Guardians were seen rushing their children to respective schools safely as final exams are starting in many educational institutions. Rickshaws are dominating Dhaka streets while a few private vehicles are seen plying the streets. In Chuadanga, leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies brought out a procession in support of the blockade on Chuadanga-Jhenaidah road at Rail Bazar area of the district town in the morning. Blockade: Two vehicles torched in two districts They also hurled brick chips targeting some vehicles passing through the area. Multiple cases of arson violence were reported in places in Dhaka and across the country since Wednesday evening, on the first day of the 48-hour road-rail-waterways blockade. On November 6, BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties announced the latest blockade across the country from Wednesday morning. Another bus set ablaze in Dhaka’s Tantibazar amid blockade The opposition parties gave a day’s break from its action programme on Tuesday as BNP observes November 7 as the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’. The latest spell of agitation was announced on the last day of the opposition’s previous 48-hour nationwide blockade which was marked by incidents of violence, including clashes with police, vandalising and burning vehicles . Bus set on fire in Gazipur amid blockade Earlier last week, the opposition’s three-day countrywide blockade saw clashes and widespread burning and vandalising vehicles, leaving four people — three in Kishoreganj and one in Sylhet — killed and over three dozen vehicles either burned or vandalised.

The devastating fire that broke out at Bangabazar market in Dhaka on Tuesday (April 04, 2023) morning caused an unusual traffic jam around the market area due to the closure of adjacent roads. Fire service, police, RAB, army, air force and navy are trying to extinguish the blaze that broke out around 6:10 am. Read More: Bangabazar fire: Shahidul, Moinuddin watch their businesses go up in flames Jayita Das, senior assistant police commissioner of DMP Traffic Lalbagh Zone, said that traffic movement in the adjacent areas has been stopped to ease the fire control activities. Traffic movement has been closed and limited on the roads in front of the High Court-Gulistan, Banga Bazar, Golap Shah Mazar police headquarters to Dhaka Medical, he added. This instruction about traffic movement will remain in force in this area until the situation turns normal, said the officer adding that general public are requested to use alternative roads. Read More: Fire at Bangabazar market still raging

As done during the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) has issued some traffic directives to ease devotees commuting to and from the congregation ground. Movements of vehicles from Tongi to Bhogra Bypass on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, Kamarpara Road, Abdullahpur to Bypile on Ashulia Road will remain suspended from 6 am Sunday (January 22, 2023) till the end of Akheri Munajat, said GMP Commissioner Mollah Nazrul Islam. Also read: 22km long tailback from Tongi to Moghbazar in Dhaka The GMP commissioner requested commuters to use the bypass road to avoid traffic gridlock. The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema started on Friday (January 20, 2023) morning and it will end through the Akheri Munajat on Sunday morning. Read More: Second phase of Bishwa Ijtema to end tomorrow

Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) has issued some directives regarding traffic movement to reduce suffering of Biswa Ijtema devotees. Movements of vehicles on some roads in Gazipur will remain suspended for around six hours due to the ongoing Biswa Ijtema. GMP Commissioner Mollah Nazrul Islam disclosed this in a  press briefing at police control room set up at the Ijtema venue saying that the traffic movement has been rearranged as devotees from remote areas of the country will join the Akheri Munajat (final prayers) on Sunday morning. As part of the rationalized traffic system, movement of vehicles will remain suspended from 12am on Saturday till the Akheri Munajat (Sunday morning) from Tongi to Bhogra Bypass on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, Khamarpara road, Abdullahpur to Bypile on Ashulia road, he said. Read more: Commuters asked to avoid airport road for BRT work till Saturday midnight The GMP commissioner requested people to use the bypass road to avoid traffic gridlock. The first phase of Biswa Ijtema started on Friday morning and it will end through the Akheri Munajat on Sunday morning.

Traffic movement will remain restricted inside the Dhaka Cantonment area on Monday due to observance of the ‘Armed Forces Day 2022’. The movement will be restricted in the area from 7am to 11am and 12pm to 7pm, according to a notification from the Inter Service Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) issued on November 16. Read more: Memorial wall ‘Mritunjoyee-71’ opened at Dhaka Cantonment All types of vehicles, except vehicles carrying HSC candidates, people staying inside the cantonment area and invited guests at the event, are requested to avoid the Shaheed Jahangir gate to the staff road during the period, it added.

Traffic movement on the key Shyamoli road remained suspended for two hours when readymade garments workers staged demonstration demanding salary hike.