Dhaka-Mawa Route
Movement of vehicles halted for two hours
Members of the Rickshaw Van Malik Sramik Samity disrupt traffic at Nayabazar in the capital yesterday to protest the ban on non-motorised vehicles on the Second Buriganga Bridge.Photo: STAR
Vehicular movements on Dhaka-Mawa highway halted for two hours yesterday morning as rickshaw and van pullers staged demonstrations demanding entry of non-motorised three wheelers into the cityl through second Buriganga Bridge. Around 1,500 rickshaw and van pullers put barricade near the second Buriganga Bridge at Babubazar at around 8:00am and later they started demonstrating at Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka city. The demonstration created around two kilometres long traffic jam on both sides of the bridge causing huge suffering to the Dhaka-bound and out-bound passengers, said HM Jasim Uddin, a sub-inspector of South Keraniganj Police Station. At one stage, chase and counter chase started among the law enforcers and the agitators, he added. Protesters alleged that police were not allowing them to enter the capital from Keraniganj crossing the bridge since June 16. Witnesses said the law enforcers and officials of the local administration visited the spot and talked with the agitators. On the assurance that rickshaws will be allowed during the daytime, the agitators removed barricade from the road around 10:00am, sources said.
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