Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Local protesters have taken to the streets to demand the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway be expanded to six lanes.

From 10am to noon on Sunday, they blocked roads in Satkania's Keranihat, Lohagara's Amirabad and Cox's Bazar's Chakaria Matamuhuri Bridge. The blockade caused traffic congestion on the highway.

The programme was held under the banner of the "Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway Development Movement" in Satkania, Lohagara and Chakaria.

Hossain Mohammad Masum, organiser of the group, told bdnews24.com that many people have lost their lives in accidents on the road and though calls have repeatedly been made for the important route to be widened, the government has not heeded them.

"The 'road blockade' schedule has...