Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Mobile phone traders who blocked the Sonargaon crossing in the capital's Karwan Bazar area and Jamuna Future park area of Kuril Bishwa Road on Wednesday evening demanding reforms to the proposed National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) policy, have withdrawn their blockade after more than two and a half hours.

The traders began their protest around 6pm, placing barricades at the busy Sonargaon crossing, which soon caused severe traffic congestion stretching to several parts of Dhaka.

At the same time, another group of telecom traders obstructed traffic near Jamuna Future Park on Kuril Bishaw Road towards Natun Bazar, halting vehicular movement from Kuril towards Badda.

The blockade led to heavy tailbacks in the sur...