, Nov. 30 -- Local residents blocked several points of Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway on Sunday morning (November 30) to press their demand for expanding the highway to six lanes.

They put barricades on the highway around 9:30 am, halting traffic for about one and a half hours.

People from Kerani Hat in Satkania, and parts of Chandanaish, Lohagara and Chakaria took part in the protest.

Police and local administration officials spoke with the protesters and assured them that their demand would be sent to the higher authorities.

After the assurance, the protesters withdrew the blockade around 11 am.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....