Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- Protests have rocked Mymensingh after Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters blocked railway and roads, by lighting up sporadic fires protesting the nomination for Mymensingh-10 constituency.

The train services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route have remained suspended, while institutions in the city suspended their activities after the protest spread to streets in the Gafargaon Municipality.

Gafargaon Police chief Atikur Rahman said the railway blockade started at 3:30pm at the level crossing at Shibganj. The protesters also lit fires in many roads in the municipality, he said.

The protesters said the nomination of Akhteruzzaman Bacchu for Mymensingh-10 seat has made them upset, demanding that the nomination be can...