A youth leader and local chairman in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar has been accused of blocking a century-old access road used by a Hindu family to construct a shop. The incident occurred on Saturday near the mosque market area of Morichya Bazar, where Imrul Kayes Chowdhury, chairman of the Holdiapalong Union Parishad and senior joint general secretary of the upazila Jubo League, allegedly began building on the path. When locals and members of the affected family protested, a scuffle broke out, leaving at least five people injured. Police later intervened and brought the situation under control.
Local residents claim the road has served as the only route for Hindu families in the area for nearly a hundred years. They fear that closing it will severely disrupt both daily movement and local business activities. Several community leaders, including mosque and market committee members, accused the chairman of making unilateral decisions and constructing shops without consultation. Attempts to contact Imrul Kayes Chowdhury for comment were unsuccessful.
Following the incident, police, army personnel, and senior officers visited the site. Later that evening, traders organized a torch procession demanding the chairman’s arrest, while another group held a human chain in Ukhiya town over related injuries.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, উখিয়া (কক্সবাজার) প্রকাশ : ২৫ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৬: ১৫আপডেট : ২৫ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৬: ১৯ উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, উখিয়া (কক্সবাজার) কক্সবাজারের উখিয়া উপজেলায় শতবর্ষী যাতায়াতের পথ বন্ধ করে এক যুবলীগ নেতার দোকান নির্মাণের অভিযোগ উঠেছে। জানা গেছ
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