A BNP leader in Patiya, Chattogram, has been accused of cutting part of a dirt road used for about 20 years and later blocking it with barbed wire. The road beside Arfa Karim High School in Rashidabad Ward No. 2 of Shobhondandi Union was allegedly closed on August 22, disrupting travel for students and local residents. Villager Saifur Rahman has submitted a complaint to the Patiya Upazila Nirbahi Officer.

According to the complaint, former Shobhondandi Union BNP vice-president Munshi Mia Tipu removed soil from a portion of the road to fill his own land before fencing off the route. Parents said students of Arfa Karim High School, Rashidabad Government Primary School, Rashidabad Sunnia Dakhil Madrasa, a hifzkhana and an orphanage, along with hundreds of villagers, have been affected.

Saifur Rahman demanded the removal of the alleged illegal occupation and legal action against the accused. School managing committee president and BNP leader Morshed Shafi Hiru said he had seen the path since childhood and that a neighboring person had left space for students. Tipu denied the allegation, calling it propaganda intended to damage the BNP's image.