Road Block

Road Block

Hathazari residents blocked the highway last night, demanding better road safety. Photo: TBS

Hathazari locals block Ctg-Khagrachhari Highway for 3hrs over road safety concerns

According to local residents, accidents frequently occur on the Hathazari-Nazirhat section of the highway due to inadequate safety measures at various points.

Workers block the Dhaka–Aricha Highway in Manikganj, demanding government-declared wages and allowances today. Photo: UNB

Workers block Dhaka-Aricha Highway demanding increase of wages

Garment workers stage protest by blocking the Dhaka-Chattogram highway for nearly two hours in Chandina upazila of Cumilla, demanding payment of overdue wages and Eid bonuses, causing a traffic jam stretching about 15 kilometres on both sides of the highway, 10 March 2026. Photo: TBS

Garment workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway for 2hrs over unpaid wages, causing 15km tailback

Police used water cannons, followed by baton charges and sound grenades, to disperse the demonstrators. Photo: Srejan Ghanta/TBS

20 hurt as police use batons, water cannons, tear shells to disperse mobile traders

Local student-people and NCP activists blocked both lanes of the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar by setting fire to tires on early 19 December 2025. Photo: TBS

Protesters block Dhaka-Aricha highway for 2hrs over Osman Hadi's death

An overturned truck blocks the outgoing lane of the Expressway in Nikunja, causing traffic congestion today (18 December). Photo: Traffic Division of Police

Truck overturns in Nikunja, creates tailbacks in the area

Students of Tejgaon College block Farmgate on 11 December 2025. Photo: Focus Bangla

Tejgaon College students lift Farmgate blockade after assurances from police, authorities

Photo: Collected

Workers from 4 garment factories block Ashulia road over unpaid wages, factory closures

Workers of a garment factory in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila blocked the Dhaka–Chattogram highway today (3 November). Photo: TBS

Garment workers block highway after colleague’s death, allege factory negligence

They blocked the Banglamotor–Shahbagh road around 10:30pm, bringing traffic on the busy thoroughfare to a standstill. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS

43rd BCS non-cadre aspirants block Banglamotor-Shahbagh road

Photo: UNB

Hefazat activists block highways in Chattogram after leader's death in road crash

The demonstration began around 11am with a nearly one-kilometre-long human chain. By 11:45am, protesters sat on the highway, halting traffic on both lanes and causing severe congestion. Photo: TBS

Islami Bank officials stage hourlong blockade on Dhaka-Ctg highway over mass termination

Students of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute block roads in Tejgaon on 17 September 2025. Photo: Collected

Polytechnic students block roads in Dhaka, other districts over 4-point demand