Workers protested and blocked roads in the Sat Rasta area of Tejgaon, Dhaka following the arrest of a truck workers' leader, causing a traffic gridlock from Sat Rasta to Mohakhali. The situation began to normalize after 8:30pm when workers dispersed from the road, allowing vehicles to resume normal movement. Gazi Shamimur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Tejgaon industrial police station, said they arrested Talukdar Mohammad Monir, an accused in a murder case filed with Paltan police station, from Tejgaon Truck Stand area around 6:30 pm. After the arrest, the workers started their protest at the Sat Rasta intersection, blocking the road with trucks. Despite briefly dispersing, they regrouped and set tires on fire, which further intensified the traffic congestion. The situation began to improve after 8:30pm, he added.  

The throat-slit body of a woman was recovered from the room of a security guard in the capital’s Tejgaon area early Sunday. Hailing from Mymensingh, 37-year-old Julekha used to work as housemaid in different houses in the city. Shah Alam, an inspector (investigation) of Tejgaon police station, said Julekha came to the security guard of ‘Zaman Tower’ in Tejkunipara a couple of days back in search of a job. Also Read: Ruet student found dead Being informed by locals, police recovered the body from Siraj’s room early Sunday, he said adding that police detained security guard Siraj in this connection. The body was sent to Surawardhy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said, adding that legal action will be taken after getting the autopsy report.  

A college student was killed after a train hit him at a railway crossing in the capital's Tejgaon on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sayeed Abdullah, 20, who sat for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam 2022 as a student of Government Science College. He was a converted Muslim who lived in a mess in the Tejgaon area. Read more: College student killed in city clas The accident occurred at 11am as Abdullah, son of Bidhu Kumar Sheel and Maya Rani Sheel of village Hotalia Para of Cox's Bazar's Chakoria, was trying to cross Tejgaon Rail Gate railway crossing while talking on his mobile phone, Sub-Inspector (SI) Kamrul Hasan of Dhaka Railway Police Station said. Abdullah died at the scene, the SI added. "The body was kept at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue after autopsy."

Runner Motors recently inaugurated a display centre in Tejgaon with all of its products. This is the largest display centre of Runner Motors in Bangladesh. The centre was inaugurated in the presence of Runner Group Vice-Chairman Md Mozammel Hossain, Managing Director and CEO Reazul Haque Chowdhury and other senior officials. Runner Motor's customers will now be able to buy Eicher and Runner's Freedom trucks from one place. Read Runner Motors wins 3 Eicher awards Mozammel Hossain, the vice-chairman of the company, said: "We have launched this new display centre to help customers get an idea about our products." Since 2004, Runner Motors has been the authorised distributor of India's Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle in Bangladesh, according to a press release.

There will be no gas supply in several areas of Dhaka city for up to six hours on Thursday, as the gas distribution company is taking up pipeline relocation work. In a statement, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company said that supply will remain suspended from 10am to 4pm on Thursday (May 27) at Tejkunipara, Tejgaon Girls' School, Kawran Bazar, Khirstan Para, Sonargaon Hotel and Kathalbagan.  Read:5 injured in Sonargaon factory gas leak fire Other areas to be affected by the supply disruption are Dilu Road, Paribagh, eastern side of Sonargaon Road and western side of Kataban. According to Titas, supply will be cut off to facilitate relocation of a gas pipeline from Tejgaon Rail Crossing to Sonargaon Hotel. Adjacent areas of the affected locations may also experience low pressure in supply for the same reason, it said. "Pipeline relocation is part of a route alignment of utilities under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project," the company added.