Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Agitated locals blocked the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway at several points on Sunday demanding the development of the two-lane 136-km long highway into a six-lane expressway.

As part of a pre-announced programme, the blockade started around 9 AM in Lohagara and Keranihat of Satkania in the Chattogram district.

Under the banner of Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway Development Movement, groups of locals chanted slogans sitting on the road, swiftly bringing traffic on the busy highway into a halt.

In Chakaria, the blockade began around 10 AM near the Matamuhuri Bridge. Emergency vehicles, including ambulances, fire service units, airport-bound transport, exam candidates, and essential government services, were exempted fro...