Dhaka, June 15 -- A group of stone and sand workers in Jaflong, Sylhet, staged a sudden protest on Saturday, temporarily blocking the convoy of two advisers to the interim government during their official visit to the region.

The incident occurred around 11:45 am on Saturday near the environmentally critical area (ECA) of Jaflong in Goainghat Upazila. The protest unfolded as Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, were returning from a site visit.

Videos circulating on social media show the demonstrators surrounding the officials' motorcade and shouting slogans, in protest against recent governm...