, Sept. 11 -- hour strike demanding the retention of four parliamentary seats in Bagerhat ended on Wednesday amid road blockades, protest marches, sit-ins, street meetings, and public inconvenience.

Meanwhile, in Faridpur's Bhanga, protesters have announced an indefinite road blockade against the reorganisation of parliamentary seats.

According to the pre-planned schedule, supporters of the strike set fires and placed tree branches on roads from 6 am Wednesday to demonstrate their support. Leaders and activists of the All-Party Joint Committee held sit-ins, intermittent marches, and street meetings at over a hundred key points across the district.

As a result, public transport across all roads in Bagerhat came to a complete halt. Long-...