Workers in Sylhet’s Jaintapur upazila blocked the Sylhet-Tamabil highway on Friday afternoon after Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized stone-laden trucks and allegedly assaulted a driver. The protest began following the detention of four trucks during a morning patrol in the Shreepur Khadampur area. As the trucks were being taken to the BGB camp, workers forcibly unloaded stones from three of them and clashed with BGB members. The situation escalated when BGB fired a blank shot to control the crowd.
The incident caused panic among locals and created long traffic jams on both sides of the highway, leaving passengers and tourists stranded for hours. BGB officials stated that the blank shot was fired for security reasons and confirmed that no one was injured. The blockade lasted for about two hours.
The protest ended after the Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Sunanda Roy, arrived at the scene and held discussions with workers, transport leaders, businesspeople, and local representatives. Following assurances of a fair resolution, the workers withdrew the blockade and traffic movement resumed.
সিলেট ব্যুরো প্রকাশ : ০৩ জুলাই ২০২৬, ২১: ৪৩ সিলেটের জৈন্তাপুরে বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশ (বিজিবি) কর্তৃক পাথরবোঝাই ট্রাক আটক ও চালককে মারধরের অভিযোগে বিক্ষুব্ধ শ্রমিকরা সিলেট-তামাবিল মহাসড়ক অবরোধ করেছেন। শুক্রবার দুপুরে সড়ক অবরোধ করে বিক্ষোভ করেন তারা। এ
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