Now workers siege highway, attack students

Reacting to the students’ demonstration affecting traffic movement in Dhaka, transport workers on Wednesday laid a siege on Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Wednesday.

The siege created tailback on different bus routes around Dhaka city.

Transport owners stopped operating buses from Signboard area of Siddhirganj. Quite a number of buses were seen parked in the area.

Around 11:30am, transport workers attacked students of different schools and colleges protesting at the road crashes, and assaulted them.

The transport workers gathered there and stopped movement of buses going towards the capital city.

They alleged that road accidents could occur but the students were attacking their vehicles.

Additional police superintendent of Narayanganj Monirul Islam said the transport workers laid siege demanding safety of movement. The high authorities were informed of the situation there, he added.